Ukrainian prog-metal outfit Jinjer are presenting fans with a new music video for “Wallflower.” The release comes just days ahead of the release of their fourth studio album, due Aug. 27.
The single marks the band’s third single from Wallflowers, following “Vortex” and “Mediator.” The band first made the announcement of the new track Aug. 22 on Twitter. The next day they shared the premiere link and told listeners to set a reminder.
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!!!VIDEO PREMIERE COMING!!! Click the link below and set a reminder and don‘t miss the premiere of our brand new video WALLFLOWER on August 25th! https://t.co/QEzDQJpUTA
(Click and set your reminder on!)#jinjer #jinjer4 #wallflowers pic.twitter.com/jZfOH0nsLO— JINJER (@jinjerofficial) August 23, 2021
With “Wallflower,” the band deliver hypnotic beats alongside visceral lyrics. Tatiana Shmayluk’s clean vocals are pierced with fierce growls and screams. Directed by Basil Pereverzev, the track’s accompanying cinematic video serves as a metaphor for inner demons and struggles.
Shmayluk previously spoke with Alternative Press about their new LP, Wallflowers, in issue 397 featuring cover stars Badflower and blackbear. The singer says that though therapeutic in the sense that their music may help others, sharing those deep emotions can still be a challenge.
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“It was hard for me to write those personal lyrics because I have a tiny problem where it’s really hard for me to express my feelings, my thoughts and emotions. I was a little bit concerned about whether I should even do this,” Shmayluk shares. “I try to filter what I should and should not say. Sometimes I fail, but this time I say, ‘Hey, come on. I’m a musician. I’m an artist. I’m free and expressing myself, so I can do whatever I want unless it harms someone.’”
Wallflowers drops this Friday, Aug. 27 via Napalm Records. See the tracklist below. Jinjer head out on tour this fall with Suicide Silence and All Hail The Yeti. Dates are listed below, with tickets available for purchase here.
Wallflowers tracklisting:
1. “Call Me A Symbol”
2. “Colossus”
3. “Vortex”
4. “Disclosure!”
5. “Copycat”
6. “Pearls And Swine”
7. “Sleep Of The Righteous”
8. “Wallflower”
9. “Dead Hands Feel No Pain”
10. “As I Boil Ice”
11. “Mediator”
Jinjer tour dates:
10/22 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater
10/24 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
10/25 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
10/28 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
10/29 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
10/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco Theater
10/31 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
11/02 – Denver, CO @ Summit
11/04 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
11/05 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
11/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis
11/07 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/09 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
11/10 – Ft. Wayne, IN @ The Clyde
11/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave II
11/13 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
11/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theater
11/16 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/17 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
11/18 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix
11/19 – Montreal, QC @ M Telus
11/20 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
11/21 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
11/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
11/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
11/26 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
11/27 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
11/28 – Charlotte, NC @ Underground
11/30 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
12/01 – Tampa, FL @ Jannus
12/02 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl
12/03 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater
12/04 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
12/05 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
12/07 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
12/08 – San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
12/09 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
12/11 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
12/12 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom