Event

Friendship Commanders at Spacebar (4/15)

distinct populace presents:

Friendship Commanders

w/ tba

Wednesday April 15, 2020
Spacebar
2590 N High St
Columbus, OH 43202

Doors at 8:00pm
$10 adv / $12 dos
18+ admitted
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Friendship Commanders are a heavy duo from Nashville TN, comprised of vocalist/guitarist Buick Audra, and drummer/bassist Jerry Roe. Their new EP - HOLD ON TO YOURSELF (out April 3, 2020) - follows their second LP, BILL, which they made with Steve Albini (Electrical Audio, Shellac). HOTY lands firmly on the heavier side of the bands sound and they collaborated with mix engineer Kurt Ballou (GodCity Studio, Converge) to round out the new work. A departure from a previously raw, mostly live-tracked approach, HOTY introduces a layered, more dimensional studio sound for FC.

In this body of songs, FC examines the world around them, their part in the problems and potential solutions, and even challenges the patriarchy. The release also gets personal and discusses what it looks like to be an adult who survived childhood trauma. The bands primary songwriter, Buick Audra, is an abuse survivor and has chosen to dedicate this work to other survivors. Her outgoing message is summarized in the EPs title. The phrase has been a personal mantra for Audra; she has a habit of writing it down every morning as a reminder. She says, "This has been especially true during times of dealing with unsafe family members, abusers, or unwell people. With a past of self-abandonment, holding on to myself has to be a focus in everything I do. It's a good reminder and I always need it. It just seemed like the right set of words for this record."