"Find good in the goodbyes."
We've got a little more than a month until UK post-hardcore outfit Static Dress sic their second album Injury Episode upon this world, following up their breakout hit Rouge Carpet Disaster. The day before the band takes the stage of Rough Trade Below in New York for an intimate pop-up, they have released a new single "...hospice".
"...hospice" is unlike the other two singles the band has released already, and unlike most of their material. It's heaviness comes from the emotion of it all, the instrumental intensity cranked back to let the words wash over you. The only breakdown here is your own. "...hospice" takes notes from both "such.a.shame" and "Marisol", and somehow managing to improve on both.
Frontman Olli Appleyard's smooth tones coat the dreamlike atmosphere laid down by guitarist Vincent Weight's gentle chords and drummer Sam Ogden's punchy fills. George Holding rounds out the crew, with a heartbeat bassline and a combo of backup and harsh vocals to add one final cherry to the sundae of emotion. "...hospice"'s chorus is massive, practically built for the arena, for thousands of fans to sing along with hands raised above their heads and swinging from side to side.
"So take my dying hand / find good in the goodbyes"
In an interview with Kerrang, it's noted that "...hospice" is an allegory for being abandoned as you get older. This is reflected in the beautiful accompanying video where, for a large majority, Appleyard is separated from the group, left behind as they don their instruments on a stage that seems to tower on forever. The locales in the video are beautiful. Pristine checkered-floor hallways, a ballroom decorated with masked "vultures" (The paparazzi from Human Props) playing various string instruments. All the while, the masked figure known as Contrast, (formally played by Weight) and an unnamed character, played by former bassist Connor Reilly stalk the corridors with goals unknown.
Static Dress is a band of inimitable range, dedicated to shattering all expectations laid at their feet, and "...hospice" only furthers that notion, providing one of the most unique tunes from the band to date. Injury Episode is shaping up to be a real beast of an album.
Check out the video for "...hospice" below.
Injury Episode drops May 29th via Sumerian Records. Preorders are available here.
To celebrate the release of injury episode, Static Dress will tour globally throughout 2026. Full dates below with more to be announced.
STATIC DRESS TOUR DATES 2026
29/04 – New York, NY @ Rough Trade
30/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Chatroom @ Elsewhere (Live Death Display Screening)
02/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ Midnight Hour
03/05 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Hunt (Live Death Display Screening)
09/05 – Perth, AUS @ Magnet House (w/ Loathe)
11/05 – Adelaide, AUS @ The Gov (w/ Loathe)
13/05 – Melbourne, AUS @ Forum Theatre (w/ Loathe)
14/05 – Sydney, AUS @ Metro Theatre (w/ Loathe)
15/05 – Newcastle, AUS @ King St Bandroom (w/ Loathe)
16/05 – Brisbane, AUS @ The Tivoli (w/ Loathe)
17/05 – Melbourne, AUS @ Stay Gold
23/05 – Hatfield, UK @ Slam Dunk South (Festival)
24/05 – Leeds, UK @ Slam Dunk North (Festival)
26/05 – Lyon, FR @ Le Transbordeur (w/ Knocked Loose)
28/05 – Zurich, CH @ Komplex 457 (w/ Knocked Loose)
29/05 – Oberhausen, DE @ Slam Dunk Germany (Festival)
01/06 – Milan, IT @ Slam Dunk Italy (Festival)
11/07 – Manchester, UK @ Bowlers Exhibition Centre (w/ Bring Me The Horizon)
12/07 – Manchester, UK @ Bowlers Exhibition Centre (w/ Bring Me The Horizon)
14/07 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (w/ Motionless In White)
16/07 – Gilford, NH @ BankNH Pavilion (w/ Motionless In White)
18/07 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live (w/ Motionless In White)
19/07 – Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration (Festival) (w/ Motionless In White)
21/07 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion (w/ Motionless In White)
22/07 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre (w/ Motionless In White)
24/07 – Dallas, TX @ Toyota Music Factory (w/ Motionless In White)
25/07 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/ Motionless In White)
26/07 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater (w/ Motionless In White)
28/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater (w/ Motionless In White)
29/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (w/ Motionless In White)
31/07 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum (w/ Motionless In White)
01/08 – Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre (w/ Motionless In White)
04/08 – Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds (w/ Motionless In White)
05/08 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre (w/ Motionless In White)
07/08 – Sandy, UT @ The Plaza at America First Field (w/ Motionless In White)
09/08 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ Motionless In White)
11/08 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheatre (w/ Motionless In White)
12/08 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP (w/ Motionless In White)
14/08 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater (w/ Motionless In White)
15/08 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill (w/ Motionless In White)
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