Heartsick Team With Sapphire Noel For “My Funeral” Video

‘Darknucore’ outfit Heartsick have released a new single and video titled “My Funeral,” tackling themes of suicidal ideation and self-love through a collaboration with Sapphire Noel.

The track follows the band’s ongoing creative partnership with Noel, who also appears on the song and contributes heavily to its lyrical direction. The accompanying video was once again directed by Heartsick frontman Alfonso Civile.

Civile spoke about the collaboration and the writing process behind the track, noting a more open approach to lyrics this time around:

“‘My Funeral’ came from the writing sessions with Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, King 810) where the band really wanted to explore another duet with Sapphire like we had done prior with our song ‘Sadness.’

This time however, I wanted to take a step back lyrically and let Sapphire really steer the song where she envisioned lyrically. It was also an exercise on my part of letting go of the wheel and letting someone else’s vision that is close to the band (Heartsick bassist Waylon Fox and Sapphire are engaged) roam free and see what our music speaks to them.

All the lyrics were written by Sapphire with a little help from myself and our producer Josh. Which was also interesting because Sapphire had never written lyrics to a song before so it was this fun process of helping build this thing from a new perspective.”

Alongside the new release, Heartsick have a busy run of live dates lined up across the Midwest and East Coast in the coming weeks.

Upcoming Tour Dates:

• 05/15 Grand Rapids, MI – Billy’s
• 05/17 Flint, MI – The Machine Shop (feat. Snot)
• 05/30 Montvale, VA – School’s Out Summer Fest
• 06/04 Hamtramck, MI – Sanctuary

With Major Moment:

• 06/10 Rochester, NY – Photo City
• 06/11 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
• 06/12 Catonsville, MD – Morsbergers Tavern
• 06/13 Columbus, OH – Victory’s
• 06/14 Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall
• 06/20 Sandusky, OH – Charlie’s
• 06/26 Lakewood, OH – The Foundry
• 06/27 Marion, OH – Brutefest

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