Sonic Suffocation With LEE JENNINGS From THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT

So much is made of the sophomore album syndrome with bands,
especially the belief that a second album can often be the making
or breaking of a band in terms of longevity and success. Although
personally I have never favoured that belief - good music is good
music whether it's your first, second, third or fourth album -
there are many bands who have dished up below-par second albums and
never recovered.
The answer to that is pretty simple.
Attack each and every album with a wholehearted belief and trust in
what has got you there in the first place. Or you could go one
better and try to better yourself musically, which is exactly what
emo rock outfit The Funeral Portrait have done with their second
album Greetings From Suffocate City, which will be laid bare this
Friday, September 13.
With the full backing of their label Better Noise Music, The
Funeral Portrait have poured their entire beings into their follow
up to 2016's A Moment Of Silence, creating a sonic tapestry of
songs that showcases the band in a powerful new light bristling
with confidence and expansion.
Plus, toss in the fact they have landed guest artists such as Bert
McCracken of The Used, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Danny
Worsnop of Asking Alexandria and Eva Under Fire and you suddenly
have a melting pot of bristling, emotive rock music that looks set
to propel The Funeral Portrait into the next wave of rock royalty
that they have tirelessly been working towards.
HEAVY caught up with vocalist Lee Jennings to find out more.
"It was a lot to do with…," he surmised. "Growing up, I was always
the weird kid. I was always the loner or that kind of guy who was
made fun of for being too tall or too weird or being into… I was
always into anime, or musical theatre, just different from everyone
else. Everyone else, especially around me, was into sports. I
wanted to write a record that was kind of a love letter to the
younger me, so every song has to do with some sort of experience
that happened in prior years."
In the full interview, Lee talks more about Greetings From
Suffocation City and what to expect, his inspirations behind the
music, motivating yourself to put out the best album you can, the
story arc across the 14 tracks, how this album differs musically to
A Moment Of Silence, what he learnt about himself and his music
between albums, the guest artists and how they came to be on the
record, making a statement with music, the band's blending of
genres and how they come together, the theatrics within their
music, touring plans and more.


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