Members of Verse (vocalist Quinn Murphy) and Defeater (former guitarist Jay Maas and drummer Andrew Reitz) are now playing together in Love Letter, who released their debut LP Everyone Wants Something Beautiful today on Iodine Recordings. You can read our review in Notable Releases, and we’ve also now got the premiere of the video for “Misanthropic Holiday or Vacation.” Jay says:
“Misanthropic Holiday or Vacation” is about the confusing and (at times) humiliating experiences I’ve had navigating my mental health. Specifically, the quest for the right diagnosis(es) and proper medication/therapist with limited resources/understanding of the mental health care system when you have little to no income. Realizing the collateral damage and emotional pain I’ve caused others from ignoring my own trauma for years weighed heavily and still does. I have countless regrets and wake up everyday with a wave of shame washing over me, something that I still feel like I deserve regardless of how much work I’ve put in or how many times I’m told the goal is to let it go and love myself. I feel for anyone who grew up in an abusive, poverty-stricken environment that has had to face themselves, their trauma, and the trauma that typically gets regifted and passed onto others. At times it seems impossible to escape and statistically it is for a lot of folks.
Watch and stream the full LP below: