BODY, THE 'I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer.'

With each release, the duo of Lee Buford and Chip King continue to defy the constraints of what it means to be a “heavy” band, seamlessly combining composition or production approaches from hip hop, pop, classical, as well as rock and electronica resulting in a rich and utterly singular sound. Equally at home on festival stages, art spaces, or in DIY basements, they transcend musical boundaries. Their ambitious creativity shapes their bleak worldview into propulsive, affecting, and even danceable music often drenched in distortion. On 'I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer' THE BODY challenged themselves again by turning their compositional approach on its head, choosing to build the record on their own samples rather than recording the basic tracks of drums and guitars and processing those. The results carry the listener toward the brink of emotional and musical extremes. 'I Have Fought Against It…' conjures the sublime from an unexpected and incomparable variety of sounds. THE BODY are known for their intense, abrasive live shows, whose waves of dissonance create an abiding dread or an overwhelming sense of terror. They create a volume of sound almost unfathomable from a duo and are unaffected by instrument choice: guitar and drums, or keyboard and synthesizers. The album title, an excerpt of Virginia Woolf’s suicide letter, is an apt moniker for the pervasive themes of loss, desperation and loneliness throughout. Carefully selected samples and literary references bolster the album’s emotional heft. 'I Have Fought Against It, But I Can't Any Longer' proves how truly adventurous and diverse a creative force THE BODY has become. THE BODY continue to push the boundaries and definition of what is heavy music, their ingenuity unparalleled.