Caricature returns with a banger of a new song, Scars Of Separation, from their upcoming full length album The Fiction We’ve Become, releasing on November 17th. The song features an appearance by Hvile I Kaos cellist Kakophonix and can be heard below:
Caricature leader Joseph Spiller commented:
“Now that the Bionatops record has been thrust into the world, it’s time to focus on the record that birthed it and Scars seemed like a fitting way to “say hello” again. Where the rest of The Fiction We’ve Become features a varying recipe of performances by a cast of some of the most lovely humans I know: Evan Sammons [drums: Last Chance To Reason], Ray Suhy [lead guitar: Cannabis Corpse, Six Feet Under], [guest guitar solo/distinguished cat dad], Kakophonix [Cello/Strings: Hvil I Kaos], Earl Maneein [ Electric Violin: Seven)Suns] Fred Brum [international master of shredimony], Norma Sax [saxophone], “Scars of Separation” is just the Grim Lord Cello Enigma that is Kakophonix holding it down with the strings and me on everything else.
It was the last song written for the album and it hits fairly hard. Lyrically it delves into the constant pissing contest that social media and much of society has become and how that negativity fuels many people’s perception of self. Be that through eating disorders, psychological/emotional issues, and varying forms of self mutilation. This flood of trolls, mean spirited assholes, and insecure jerks don’t see what is on the other side of the screen and the sheer volume of it causes some people to see things not as they are or more harsh than things really are when they look at themselves in the mirror.”
The album was recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Spiller who also designed the cover artwork. Preorders for are available at bandcamp here.