Maypine have announced details of their new EP! Bend/Break is set for release on July 6! Vocalist Jase explains the inspiration behind the EP’s title; “A defence might allow a quarterback to throw for 500 yards and complete many passes, but if that offence doesn’t score touchdowns, the defence is said to have bent but not broken. As it relates to the EP, the analogy symbolises an internal struggle with one’s own personal demons. If you keep swimming and you don’t drown, you don’t give in, you don’t quit, then you haven’t broken and you’ve overcome your struggles despite adversity.”
While the EP is not their first release, the band are treating it like their debut as they explain; “As a band, we decided to remove our debut EP from all streaming platforms. This is not to say we’re not proud of it, but at this point in time, we just felt that we needed to be as authentic as possible… to write songs that reflect who we are, not who we felt we needed to be. Bend/Break is a much truer representation of our band and we feel we’ve definitely discovered our ‘sound’ as it were.” The move is in part informed by the recent struggles that Jase has weathered: “Following a fire at my flat, my fiancée and I lost the majority of our things and had to rebuild. Obviously, this was an incredibly stressful time and I felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders and could bear no more burdens. However, I fought through and became a much stronger person in the face of adversity.”
Check out lead single Give below;
‘Bend/Break’ Tracklisting:
1. Give
2. Kodokushi
3. Weather
4. Together Alone