Razor Braids and Katie Von Schleicher have today released their new video for the collaborative single titled ’42’.
’42’ is originally from Razor Braids’ 2021 album ‘I Could Cry Right Now If You Wanted Me To’. While the differences may seem subtle they really aren’t. There is a different vibe and energy that lends to the live renditions as well as slightly different guitar lines and more of a pain and emotional release with this version.
The song is one of my favorite Razor Braid tracks. It captures a few moments in my life that led to both lessons learned and love lost. To hear an almost ‘reprise’ version means a lot to me, personally. This is clearly an anthem for the broken hearted. A closing of the book after that last chapter, waiting for that new chapter to be written. A song that feels born more than written with lyrics lived. This is a soundtrack for life.
“In re-approaching “42,” we were looking to capture the sound of the band as they’d developed it live over time since their earliest recordings. This song has become a set favorite and grown with the band. There’s a really full dynamic range across the performance and it also beautifully displays Hollye, Jilly and Janie’s voices intertwining.”
Katie Von Schleicher
“42 is about taking every ounce of courage I had to walk away from a situation when everything in my body was telling me to give up. At its core, it’s really a song about learning what is love and what is not Abuse isn’t love even if someone is saying all the right things. Abuse is just abuse.It was a relationship that made me feel like everything would be terrible forever and that I would never feel good again. But there was this moment, or a collection of moments, where I realized that I wasn’t in a real partnership, I was alone and it wasn’t going to get better and it was up to me to find the strength to leave.”
Hollye Bynum
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About ’42 (Katie Von Schleicher Version)’
Razor Braids have teamed up with fellow Brooklynite and indie rocker, Katie Von Schleicher to create an emotionally charged version of “42”. A sonic experience that grows in intensity, the track portrays a devastating tale about finding the courage to walk away from a toxic partnership. Throughout the remix, Razor Braids turn their pain into art in a way that is healing and cathartic, acting as a relatable mantra for many walking in similar shoes.
About Razor Braids
Through heavy riffs, reflective lyrics, and a magnetic stage presence, Brooklyn-based rock trio Razor Braids is a sonic testament to the power of vulnerability and the catharsis of connecting with others through music. After two headlining US Tours and opening up the mainstage at Boston Calling 2023 for The Beaches and The Foo Fighters, the band released their sophomore album Big Wave, which was warmly received by Paper, Rolling Stone, Stereogum and Consequence.
Razor Braids has brought their energetic stage presence to festivals including Limbsnapping 2024 and Boston Calling 2023, where they shared the mainstage with The Beaches and The Foo Fighters, as well as Music Hall of Williamsburg and Elsewhere as direct support for Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Anna Shoemaker, respectively. As headliners, the band has toured through the Midwest, South and East Coast and sold out hometown shows at Baby’s All Right, Union Pool and Knitting Factory. Following their summer 2024 record release, the band plans to head back on tour to share their singular balance of tightly layered vocals, heavy riffs and reflective lyrics.
Featured image by Sydney Tate.
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