{"id":99048,"date":"2025-05-28T19:54:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=99048"},"modified":"2025-05-28T20:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:36:05","slug":"en-masse-taketwo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/en-masse-taketwo\/","title":{"rendered":"En Masse Preview New EP with &#8216;taketwo&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emerging Connecticut \/ Pennsylvania-based post-hardcore band <strong>En Masse\u00a0<\/strong>are preparing to release their new EP,\u00a0<em>&#8216;newviolenttrends&#8217;<\/em>, on June 20th via\u00a0<strong>Fever Ltd.<\/strong> With past single,\u00a0<em>&#8216;justthisonce&#8217;<\/em>, recently being chosen as one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-recommends-songs-of-the-week-11\/#enmasse\"><em>&#8216;Songs of the Week&#8217;, <\/em><\/a>the trio keep up the momentum with <em>&#8216;taketwo&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Riding on a moody and ethereal wave,\u00a0<strong>En Masse<\/strong> soars with dynamic melodies complemented by a lush and atmospheric undertone. Lyrically, it explores themes of emotional detachment, disillusionment, and self-destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Its accompanying video elevates the track&#8217;s uneasy undertone as it tells a story of mania and identity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"En Masse - taketwo (Official Music Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fciFZCbkNwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8216;taketwo&#8217;<\/em> by En Masse Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>These flashing lights are not here to save you<br \/>\nSo make yourself as comfortable<br \/>\nThe satisfaction of reaction<br \/>\nYou\u2019ve weaponized<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll never reach me<br \/>\nSo come on over and stay<br \/>\nI\u2019m never floating alone<br \/>\nIn her hemisphere<br \/>\nThe sad queen<br \/>\nAll alone in her famous army<br \/>\nThe drab king<br \/>\nPerched in his cage<br \/>\nOf his own devices<br \/>\nYou\u2019re such a statistic, skinny wrist<br \/>\nWaiting for the next line<br \/>\nCigarette in between<br \/>\nAsphyxiate to feel<br \/>\nYou\u2019re climbing up the wall<br \/>\nDead stars are falling from here<br \/>\nYou\u2019re climbing up the walls<br \/>\nI\u2019m barely breathing, you see<br \/>\nOur love is not ripe enough<br \/>\nA desire to crash and burn with you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising post-hardcore trio continue to show plenty of promise ahead of releasing their new EP next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17559],"tags":[17784],"class_list":["post-99048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-en-masse"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>En Masse Preview New EP with &#039;taketwo&#039; - Already Heard Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rising post-hardcore trio continue to show plenty of promise ahead of releasing their new EP next month. 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