ENSOM EP OUT TODAY THROUGH FEARLESS RECORDS
Parting Gift have released the music video for “
3:07 (Moonlight).” Watch it
here.
The song appears on the the UK band’s new EP, Ensom, out today viaFearless Records.
“This is the first cry for help, the plea to the enemy,” says vocalist Zac Vernonof the composition. “When one attempts to face their nemesis and ask it what it wants, only to realize it wants nothing but the suffering. It is the understanding that the paralysis it brings about one can only endure without fighting it. This is where one surrenders themselves to the black water.”
Parting Gift previously issued “Without Sin” and “Pale.” The atmosphere, beauty, darkness, and depth of Parting Gift’s black metal roots can be pinpointed throughout their own sound and aesthetic. Combined with the layered shimmer of shoegaze, gorgeous simplicity of indie rock, and bludgeoning weight of post-hardcore, it is a smorgasbord of influences designed to ensnare and enrapture.
Parting Gift is a place of expression through the emotions that this existence deals out. Be it through love or loss, hatred or hardship, the music exists to be dissected. Using the darkness of the world we live in to create something beautiful is a very special trait and one that Vernon doesn’t take lightly.
“As you grow up, you realize that the world isn’t always a happy place to live in,” Vernon said. “Speaking from personal experience, I have seen a lot of bad things happen. Going into Parting Gift, I was viewing everything in a really negative light. Even though things have changed now, I can still channel all of that negativity into the way I write. I could be in the best mood but I could still come up with the darkest lyrics. I just couldn’t write something happy now.”
Ultimately, Parting Gift are more than just a band. It is a feeling of release that we all possess. An urge deep inside that wants to break out, letting us be as happy, sad, angry or passionate as we want to be. Even at such an early stage in their journey, the band is serving as a vessel for the most human parts of existence and Vernon hopes that can continue as they venture deeper in what it truly means to be. “Going forward, I want to hone in on the craft of enabling people to feel like they belong to something. We want people to feel like they are an integral part of all of this,” he stated.
PARTING GIFT ARE:
Zac Vernon — Vocals
Peter Vybiral — Guitars
Jack Dutton — Guitars
George Barnes — Drums
ABOUT PARTING GIFT:
Art is not just a one-dimensional construct. It is a multi-faceted, richly woven and engrossing prospect from whichever angle you view it. This is a philosophy that defines and inspires Manchester’s Parting Gift. Shrouded in mystery, Zac Vernon [vocals], Peter Vybiral [guitar], Jack Dutton [guitar], and George Barnes [drums] have been leaving things open to interpretation with their minimalist visual style and deeply enriching sound since their emergence in early 2017. Building up a rapturous and devoted fan base through a handful of beautifully constructed singles, including the rousing double A-side Vein & Rensing (2018), the band has since penned a deal with Fearless Records and toured with the likes of Neck Deep, Blood Youth, Holding Absence, and many others. Even at such an early stage in their journey, the band is serving as a vessel for the most human parts of existence as they look to venture deeper into what it truly means to be in this dark and confusing world.
