Sleeping With Sirens rebuke unwanted expectations in “Bloody Knuckles”
Sleeping With Sirens are back for the first time since their 2019 album How It Feels To Be Lost with “Bloody Knuckles.” The rapid-fire, heavy-hitting ballad is a defiant anthem about forging your own path when the people in your life insist on your demise. Reminiscent of their heavier roots evident on their 2019 release […]
Sleeping With Sirens are back for the first time since their 2019 album How It Feels To Be Lostwith “Bloody Knuckles.” The rapid-fire, heavy-hitting ballad is a defiant anthem about forging your own path when the people in your life insist on your demise.
Reminiscent of their heavier roots evident on their 2019 release and circa their 2010 album With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear and 2011’sLet’s Cheers To This, the band continues in that sonic direction and initiative on “Bloody Knuckles.” Riffing on the pointlessness of making yourself unhappy to appease people who don’t give a damn about you, the song opens up to vocalist Kellin Quinn giving a defiant “fuck it” before a cacophony of chugging guitars and explosive drums set a rapid pace.
The song is a perfect balance between the teeth-gritting heaviness of their earlier work and pop elements of their more recent releases. Similar to previous releases, the group quickly established the narrative of the track. “You always said I’d be a disappointment,” Quinn sings in the first verse. However, fans seem to disagree and have taken to Twitter to give adamant praise for the new track.
y’all already know I shut down my whole morning to hear the new @SWStheband song, Bloody Knuckles on @SXMOctane with @CiBabs 🔥 🤩
— kellin | BLOODY KNUCKLES DAY 🔥 (@kellinisking) June 1, 2021
“Bloody Knuckles” keeps up with the defiance through lyrics such as, “You take all you can till there’s nothing left/We’ll never do what you say.” The angsty tone builds and swells until Quinn belts, “I won’t give in, never fit in/It’s a knife in the back that you twist in” sends the song into a two-step breakdown that’s heavier than a neutron star.
The song premiered exclusively on SiriusXM channel Octane and was released via Sumerian records. While they don’t have any tours scheduled just yet, they do have two shows scheduled for October 5 and November 11 in Reno and Daytona Beach, respectively.