Following the release of their critically acclaimed new album “IO” and a hugely successful headline run across the UK and Europe, French bruisers TEN56. have shared an incredibly moving new music video for the album’s title track. It’s the final song of the record, bookending their most devastating release yet by shining a bright light on the raw vulnerability at its core.
“IO” is stylistically different from the rest of the record, and intentionally so. Lo-fi beats, reverb-drenched guitars and fluttering electronic textures soundtrack an exploration of vocalist Aaron Matts’ experiences with substance abuse; a subject he found himself confronting during the recording process that spilled out into the album’s content. The song is intended to be both a statement and the closing of a chapter in Matts’ life which makes the music video, filmed during his rehab process, even more powerful. He recently did an incredible interview with Kerrang! about how making this album aided his recovery, which can be read in full here.
Speaking on the single and video, Matts shares: “This track came at a pivotal time in my life, both literally and figuratively. Looking back at the lyrical content that I’ve put out, I felt that I needed to directly address the why’s and how’s as to why I tend to fall into the same lyrical stupor from track to track. At least that’s how I felt about it.
This song and its music video also came at a turning point in my life. Between two tours I was admitted to an addiction treatment centre in order to get over a long standing opioid and Benzodiazepine addiction. We were able to film the images during my stay at the rehabilitation clinic, and while on paper this sounds cool; it was a very vulnerable and uncomfortable period for me.
“I hope this track and it’s music video can eventually help anyone else experiencing something similar in their lives. I’m not perfect, but I’m doing my best and I have my boys by my side. Love yourselves.”
The band are currently touring with Signs of the Swarm along with MENTAL CRUELTY, CARCOSA, and FACE YOURSELF.
10/09 Wichita, KS @ WAVE (Indoor)
10/10 Denver, CO @ HQ
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
10/12 Boise, ID @ The Shredder
10/14 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/15 Portland, OR @ Dante’s
10/16 Roseville, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post
10/17 Fresno, CA @ Full Circle Brewery
10/18 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
10/19 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
10/21 Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
10/22 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
10/23 Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
10/24 Nashville, TN @ EXIT/IN
10/25 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage (The Loft)
10/26 Orlando, FL @ Conduit *
10/28 Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
10/29 Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
10/30 Baltimore, MD @ Soundstage
10/31 Pittsburgh, PA @ Preserving
11/01 Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows *
11/02 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
* = no Face Yourself
“IO” tracklist:
1. Doormat
2. Pig
3. Snapped Neck
4. LIFEISACHORE.MOV
5. I Know Where You Sleep
6. Good Morning
7. Earwig
8. ICU
9. PTY FCK
10. Friends
11. Banshee
12. IO
