Parting Gift have announced a new body of work in the form of their ‘Ensom’ EP which will be released via Fearless Records on 22 March. Alongside the announcement of this new release and the Manchester band’s signing to US rock powerhouse Fearless Records, the band have also released a single from the EP – ‘Pale’. Parting Gift vocalist Zac Vernon muses “Pale is the emptiness one cannot escape. It returns when the mind is idle. It seeks no endgame. It lives and breathes pain & it is the opposite of love. In Pale, the sacred grounds appear for the first time.”
From its blast beating wall of sound intro to its ethereal yet impassioned vocal delivery, ‘Pale’ is an enthralling and innovative composition that’s already captivating crowds at Parting Gift’s live shows. Its accompanying music video paints a bleak picture and it’s one which embodies the overall feeling of the EP. Zac says “The basis of the entire EP is the feeling of a cold, dark entity making one unable to feel anything. The darkest of dreams and visions, delusions. It is walking the thin line between what is real and what is in your mind. It is the obsession by what is seemingly out of one’s control. A sort of coping strategy for the pain it causes.”
Parting Gift have already racked up quite some miles on the road during their short time as a band so far and this year won’t be an exception with lengthy tours supporting the likes of Dream State and Blood Youth already lined up, as well as an appearance at Download Festival. See below for details.
‘ENSOM’ TRACKLISTING:
- Pale || 2. 03:07 (Moonlight) || 3. Without Sin || 4. Cold || 5. Ensom
PARTING GIFT UK TOUR DATES:^ WITH DREAM STATE
March 2019
28th Reading – Face Bar^
29th Tunbridge Wells – Forum^
April 2019
1st Guildford – Boileroom^
2nd Oxford – Bullingdon^
3rd Peterborough – Met Lounge^
4th Birmingham – Flapper^
6th Blackpool – Bootleg Social
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7th Manchester – Deaf Institute
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12th Newcastle – Think Tank^
14th Leeds – Key Club^
15th Hull – Welly^
16th Nottingham – Rock City Basement^
17th London – Underworld^
19th Norwich – Waterfront Studio^
20th Milton Keynes – Craufurd Arms^
21st Brighton – Hope & Ruin^
22nd Cardiff – Clwb Ifor Bach^
May 2019
3rd – Dorset – Teddy Rocks Festival
5th – Leicester – Handmade Festival
June 2019
15th – Download Festival