Head to Thee Parkside on Sept. 23.
On"Promise," the third track of Knifeplay's hauntingly beautiful 2022 album,"Animal Drowning," lead singer and chief songwriter TJ Strohmer opens the songs with the jarring statement,"you're born into this s--t."
A band that revels equally in the ugliness and grandeur of life,"Promise" captures the beguiling dichotomy of Knifeplay, a Philadelphia-based outfit that will play at Thee Parkside on 17th Street Sept. 23 A native of the rural Maryland countryside, Strohmer said he had a somewhat ideal childhood growing up — there was a supportive family and a stable household — but it was one that left him wanting. While his remote community rallied around sports and religion, he felt no connection to those outlets, and finding like-minded companions who also gravitated toward music and arts was difficult.
Ex // Top Stories Are The City's leaders as diverse as San Franciscans want? The City's largest racial minority is still severely underrepresented among its top politicians "Animal Drowning's" centerpiece is the cavernous, eight-minute epic"Untitled." In that ambitious track, Strohmer declares,"but I wanna bring/so many people back," about as honest a depiction of loss and sadness as possible — a sentiment so easily shared by others.
"I've always loved female vocalists, and I thought it would be great to have some on this album, but I was so private about the music and wanted to kind of protect it," said Strohmer."I didn't really feel confident bringing anyone else into the process. But I also wanted the vocals to sound feminine. I think you can hear that result."
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