Deeper Announce Sophomore Album Auto-Pain, Release First Single “This Heat”
Images via Jacob Pesci, Tyler Bengsten/Fire Talk Records
Chicago post-punk band Deeper have announced their second LP Auto-Pain, set for release on March 27 via Fire Talk Records. The band shares the first single, “This Heat,” along with an accompanying music video.
Leaning into a synthier approach than the band’s previous LP, 2018’s self-titled album Deeper, “This Heat” is a rumination on personal and political anxieties. Decked out in hazmat suits, the band begin the music video plucking flora from the outside of a brutalist building, sealing them away in ziplock bags that warn of their radioactive contents. Instead of quarantining the items, the band instead list them for sale online—where they are ravenously bought by a flurry of consumers.
While the video is evocative of Don Delillo’s White Noise, “This Heat” appears to play into the desperate need to overcome personal maladies, even if the cure is worse than the symptoms.
“In the dead of Chicago winter, there’s a particular withdrawal from sun exposure that presents a deep contrast to the color and excitement of the city in the summer,” say the band in a statement. “In ‘This Heat’ we explore this lack of sun and the seasonal depression that sometimes accompanies it. It’s a metaphor for how we cope with particular low points and how euphoric it can feel when the feeling passes—even if momentarily.”
Watch the music video for “This Heat” below, then check out Deeper’s upcoming tour dates and the details of Auto-Pain. You can also read Paste’s new feature on Deeper here.
