[Cover photo credit to Sara Wolff]

Irish-born but Liverpool-based Post Rock band A Burial At Sea have released “Masterfred” the third single from their forthcoming sophomore album, Close To Home, set for release on the 23rd of February, 2024 via Berlin’s Pelagic Records.

“Masterfred” was at first jokingly named after co-founding member Dara Tohill’s dad, Fred, the track turns the volume down and is accompanied by a video with a more intimate feel. The video includes “Familial, found footage interspersed with vibrant, time-lapses.” The song suggests both “fatherly sentiment” and “self-forgiveness.”

A Burial At Sea’s Patrick Blaney adds about “Masterfred”:

‘Masterfred’ was originally a silly working title. We named the track after Dara’s dad Fred because he’s a legend but, as we dug deeper into our inspirations for this album, there was no doubt that he absolutely deserves to be on the record in some shape or form. Although the track is one of the darkest on this record, the title brings a familiar light-heartedness to it.

A Burial At Sea released …And The Sum Of Its Parts EP in 2018 and spent months on tour in support, honing their craft and gaining a fan base across Europe.

Sophomore album Close To Home represents A Burial At Sea exploring the influence of their Irish roots. Written quickly over lockdown in an intense period of introspection, the record comprises “years of creative ideas brought to life in the here and now as a soaring, sonic love letter to the places and people, like Fred, that shaped them.”