Los Angeles indie rock outfit Tombstones In Their Eyes presents their new single ‘Gimme Some Pain’. The trippy video was created by Italian multi-arts visionary Francesca Bonci, who also created the kaleidoscopic clip for their latest bliss rock offering ‘Mirror’. Both of these fuzzed-out gems can be found on the band’s latest ‘Asylum Harbour’ album, out now via Kitten Robot Records.

The LA-based psych-rock shoegaze collective is made up onf long-time members John Treanor (vocals & guitar), Stephen Striegel (drums), Courtney Davies (vocals) , Phil Cobb (guitar) and Paul Boutin (guitar), along with new band members Joel Wasko (bass) and Clea Cullen (vocals).

“‘Gimme Some Pain’ was written in May 2023 – one of the worst years I’ve experienced since way back in my 20’s. Life was falling apart, I was feeling heavy guilt and shame. Suicidal ideation almost every day. I have no idea how I managed to perform normal functions like go to work along with all the other responsibilities I have. All that is background to the song’s creation. I realize that, compared to those in really unfortunate circumstances, my problems are probably pretty petty, but the thing about pain is that it’s a subjective experience,” says John Treanor.

“I don’t usually write on acoustic guitar but I like to mix it up occasionally. The song is made up of some pretty simple chord progressions that rolled right out. The lyrics are like a mantra repeated over and over. A mantra about where I was and what I was feeling at that time. The chorus, which just came out of my mind as is, turned out great and is in a range where I can sing it with a lot of energy and feeling”.

Named after a maritime phrase for a safe place to wait out a storm, ‘Asylum Harbour’ is about resurfacing in a new phase of healing following the pandemic. Produced and engineered by Paul Roessler (45 Grave, Twisted Roots, The Screamers, Nina Hagen), known for his work with Josie Cotton, Hayley and the Crushers and Gitane Demone, this record was co-produced by the band’s frontman John Treanor and recorded at Kitten Robot Studios.

As a professional new media artist, Francesci Bonci has created videos for numerous artists, including The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Collin Hegna for his Federale project, The Dandy Warhols’ Peter G. Holmström a.k.a. Pete International Airport and Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell. Bonci is a visual champion, highlighting the triumph of color and light in her works and mixing captured photographic images and video with chromatic and luminous tapestries, often using vintage analog elements.

‘Asylum Harbour’ follows the band’s ‘Sea of Sorrow’ album, this new record seeing Treanor pull past the pain, numbness and chaos imbued in that previous offering. Earlier, the band released ‘Sweet as Pie’, ‘I’m Not Like That’, ‘In Your Eyes’ and the supercharged ‘I Like to Feel Good’.

What began a decade ago as two childhood friends (Treanor in LA and James Cooper in NYC) swapping demos quickly grew into a full-fledged band with a healthy stream of expansive music, laced with fuzzed out psychedelic majesty. Writing and performing is Treanor’s way to deal with anxiety and depression, to speak about a subject without being the centre of the conversation, and to express oneself in a subliminal way. TITE’s music gazes into the universe as much as inward toward the soul.

‘Asylum Harbour’ is out now, available on CD and on snazzy red vinyl, as well as digitally everywhere, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.

TRACK LIST
01 . In Your Eyes
02 . Sweet As Pie
03 . Mirror
04 . I Like to Feel Good
05 . I’m Not Like That
06 . Gimme Some Pain
07 . By My Side
08 . The Sky Is Blue
09 . Set Me Free
10 . I Am Cold

ALBUM CREDITS
John Treanor – vocals & guitar
Paul Boutin – guitar & backing vocals
Phil Cobb – guitar
Stephen Striegel – drums & percussion
Nic Nifoussi – bass
Courtney Davies – harmony & backing vocals
Paul Roessler – keyboards, harmony & backing vocals
David Murphy – Pedal Steel guitar on ‘I’m Not Like That’
Recorded at Kitten Robot Studios in Los Angeles, CA
Produced and Engineered by Paul Roessler
Co-produced by John Treanor
Mastered by Alex DeYoung at DeYoung Masters
Digital album UPC 198595938096
CD catalog #KR20241-CD (UPC 706091205507)
Vinyl album catalog #KR20241-LP (UPC 706091205514)
Publicity by Shameless Promotion PR