The emo rock group The Funeral Portrait returns with another single, “Skinny Lies”, detailing the downfall of a relationship and the secrets within it. Jumping straight into hardcore percussion and guitar work, the pre-chorus is whispered, creating a release of tension as the emotional chorus erupts. “What’s left to say / That I haven’t said?” lead singer Lee Jennings asks. Also struggling with identity both in and out of the relationship, the verse goes, “It’s like you never knew me / Or maybe I don’t know myself.”
There is clearly a history between the two, but it is unclear what was real and what was not. Around the 2-minute and twenty-second mark, we hear an intense instrumental break with a falsetto to accent the final chorus. Jennings explains, the single “is about the cracks in a relationship finally breaking open — the little white lies we tell each other stacking up until there’s nowhere left to hide.”
“Skinny Love” is another single off the band’s forthcoming deluxe album Greetings From Suffocate City (Deluxe), slated for release June 13, 2025. The group will be touring and make stops at Vans Warped Tour, Louder Than Life, and Welcome to Rockville, just to name a few. You can hear “Skinny Love” live at those festivals and more, and see them in a city near you. Tickets are available here.
With The Rasmus and Archers:
5/7 – Springfield, MO – The Riff
5/14 – Des Moines. IA – Wooly’s
With Ice Nine Kills:
5/6 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
5/9 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
5/10 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple (FESTIVAL)
5/13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
5/17 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville (FESTIVAL)
5/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
5/20 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC at 20 Monroe
5/24 – Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
5/29 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
**5/30 – Dallas, TX – RBC Deep Ellum
**5/31 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
6/1 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
6/4 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
**6/6 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
**6/7 – Destin, FL – Club LA
6/8 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore (New Orleans)
**6/10 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
6/11 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
** Headlining with The Word Alive and Melrose Avenue
Festivals:
7/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum (WHQG Radio Show)
7/18 – Grand Rapids, MI – Upheaval Festival
7/19 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest
7/26 – Long Beach, CA – Warped Tour
7/27 – Long Beach, CA – Warped Tour
8/31 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma
9/20 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
With The Rasmus:
11/11 – Hamburg, Markthalle (DE)
11/12 – Berlin, Metropol (DE)
11/13 – Warsaw, Stodola (PL)
11/14 – Brno, Sono Centrum (CZ)
11/15 – Budapest, Barba Negra (HU)
11/16 – Vienna, Simm City (AT)
11/17 – Munich, Technikum (DE)
11/18 – Milan, Alcatraz (IT)
11/20 – Zurich, Komplex 457 (CH)
11/21 – Karlsruhe, Substage (DE)
11/22 – Saarbrucken, Garage (DE)
11/23 – Frankfurt, Batschkapp (DE)
11/25 – Cologne, Live Music Hall (DE)
11/26 – Utrecht, Tivoli (NL)
11/27 – Antwerp, Trix (BE)
11/28 – Paris, La Cigale (FR)
11/30 – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers (GB)
12/1 – Manchester, O2 Ritz (GB)
12/2 – Cardiff, Great Hall (GB)
12/4 – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (GB)
12/5 – Southampton, 1865 (GB)
12/6 – Nottingham, Rock City (GB)
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