The group’s songwriter, singer and guitarist, Lowell Hobbs, endured the loss of his mother after a grueling cancer battle during the recording of Everyone Hates Us (2019), but is now on Burn My Body Clean, where he has had the opportunity to truly process and explore the traumatic experience. These songs represent five stages of the grieving

The group’s songwriter, singer and guitarist, Lowell Hobbs, endured the loss of his mother after a grueling cancer battle during the recording of Everyone Hates Us (2019), but is now on Burn My Body Clean, where he has had the opportunity to truly process and explore the traumatic experience. These songs represent five stages of the grieving process; each written at a different time and each contributing to the furious catharsis that is borne out in the arrangements. While not clearly delineated into denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, each of the five tracks tackle distinct periods in their own ways. From the self-imposed depressed isolation of “Room”, through the visceral anger of “Clean”, to the more acceptant “Inst”, which features a sample of the voice of Lowell’s mother.

Lowell’s mother is part of this record in more than just her voice and influence; in a profound symbolic act, her ashes are mixed with the EP artwork. Lowell explains, “I’d heard about human ashes being used in art and thought it’d be a really amazing way for my mom to be a part of the album because it goes out to her in so many ways. She was a huge supporter of the band and everything I did. I contacted local artist Victoria Arnish who takes care of her ailing mother and we had an instant connection. She understood exactly what I was going for and we’ve spent a lot of time listening to the music, talking and figuring out how to convey what we want to.”