“Touch Taste Destroy”, the title track of the new EP from THE WHITE SWAN, the Canadian doom-laden sludge rock trio founded by drummer-turned-vocalist/guitarist Mercedes Lander (KITTIE), can be streamed below. The disc will be released on September 7.
Lander commented: “‘Touch Taste Destroy’ is about experiencing real romantic love for the first time. The kind of love that completely consumes you and ruins any idea of what you thought real love was like.
“The main riff came together very easily for me and was written on an Alvarez baritone acoustic on my couch in about five minutes. We had the middle part tucked away in our bank of riffs and it fit very well with the main bit of music.
“Lyrically, the song is quite sappy, which is an underlying theme with THE WHITE SWAN in general, but I really wanted to keep the verses very dark sounding, to contrast the lyrical content, and the choruses a bit more intense but in the same dark vein as the verses.
“I felt like ‘Touch Taste Destroy’ perfectly describes the EP’s theme. Not only is it one of my favorite songs, but it speaks for the content of all three songs on the EP.”
Following up from THE WHITE SWAN‘s previous EPs, 2017’s “The White” and 2016’s “Anubis”, “Touch Taste Destroy” spans over three tracks with support from guitarist Shane Jeffers and bassist Kira Longeuay. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at Noble Street Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with acclaimed engineer Alastair Sims (RUSH, THREE DAYS GRACE).
“Touch Taste Destroy” track listing:
01. Touch Taste Destroy
02. Pelvic Sorcery
03. Inamorato
“Touch Taste Destroy” will also be offered as a special limited-edition vinyl on gold variant via War Crime Recordings.
THE WHITE SWAN will hit the road this fall as they embark on a series of headlining dates across Eastern Canada stretching into the Midwest U.S.
THE WHITE SWAN Feat. KITTIE's MERCEDES LANDER: 'Touch Taste Destroy' Title Track Available
THE WHITE SWAN Feat. KITTIE's MERCEDES LANDER: 'Touch Taste Destroy' Title Track Available
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