British crossover band Cage Fight have released a new single, “Oxygen,” from their upcoming sophomore album ‘Exuvia’, due out this Friday, May 1 via Spinefarm. The track is accompanied by a music video directed by Shaun Hodson (known for work with Cradle Of Filth and Ihsahn).
Lead vocalist Rachel Aspe described “Oxygen” as a visceral confrontation with anxiety and the feeling of suffocation that comes with overwhelming worry.
“When your worries occupy all the space in your head, you’re navigating through fog; every task, every move, feels like a challenge. ‘Oxygen’ is about a fight against time, when everything becomes overwhelming and suffocating.
The mask on the album cover is the radiotherapy mask my grandmother wore every day for her cancer treatment. It was moulded to her, and I’m now wearing it as she lives through me. The process was painful and exhausting. This is a symbol of strength, perseverance, and healing. It represents a cage you fight in, until you shed your skin and are reborn. The mask also has specific meanings for each song on the album.
In ‘Oxygen,’ we wanted to portray the feelings of fear, oppression and anxiety. To be locked in this cage, pushed down by its weight. The mask here is our own mind, and overwhelming thoughts, while seeing time passing by and being powerless.”
The band will mark the arrival of ‘Exuvia’ with an album launch party at Blondie’s in London, UK on May 1, before heading out for a string of festival dates later in the year.
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