MUSIC NEWS: Mannequin Death Squad Announce New Album Details & Share ‘Safe and Warm’ Video
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Mannequin Death Squad have announced their new album Wise and Dangerous is set for release on 22nd November 2024 via Riot Love Records.
“‘Wise and Dangerous’ is a concept album about how people can be considered dangerous by those who seek to control them. We drew inspiration from some things that we went through recently, so it was a lot of fun road testing these tracks throughout Australia, UK, Europe and even India last year. It was very cathartic so we can’t wait to tour the new album in full when it’s out,” explain the duo.
A video for Safe and Warm which features Shane Parsons of Dz Deathrays has also been shared. Speaking about the track, the duo explain, “‘Safe and Warm’ explores the lengths that people will go to stay comfortable and not inconvenienced, even if it’s to their downfall. Shining a light on reliance and control, it explores how complacency can be exploited in all areas of life. Listening back, the song definitely inspires us to become more self-reliant and responsible for our own destiny, free of external control. It also feels like a battle between weakness and strength that pulls back and forth throughout the 2 minutes and 39 seconds of guitar driven chaos. The idea for bringing in Shane (DZ Deathrays) was really fun too. The song was pretty much finished, but we felt it needed an extra edge and level of play. We immediately thought his vocals would fit the vibe and intensity of the song. We love the DZ stuff so it was cool to have him DM us back on Insta saying he’s keen to be on the track. We absolutely love how it all came out.”
Check out the Vanessa Cox directed video below!
