Brighton based MAYPINE have announced their forthcoming new EP; Bend/Break, which will be self-released on 6th July.
“A defence might allow a quarterback to throw for 500 yards and complete many passes, but if that offence doesn’t score touchdowns, the defence is said to have bent but not broken. As it relates to the EP, the analogy symbolises an internal struggle with one’s own personal demons. If you keep swimming and you don’t drown, you don’t give in, you don’t quit, then you haven’t broken and you’ve overcome your struggles despite adversity.” – Jase (vocals) on how the name of the EP came in part from American Football.
Check out the bands lead single Give below:
MAYPINE selected their name on the basis that it wouldn’t tie them to any specific genre. Previously playing material in a pop-punk vein, they reveal that Bend/Break should be considered their debut release, stating: “As a band, we decided to remove our debut EP from all streaming platforms. This is not to say we’re not proud of it, but at this point in time, we just felt that we needed to be as authentic as possible… to write songs that reflect who we are, not who we felt we needed to be. ‘Bend/Break’ is a much truer representation of our band and we feel we’ve definitely discovered our ‘sound’ as it were.”
The move is in part informed by the recent struggles that Jase has encountered: “Following a fire at my flat, my fiancée and I lost the majority of our things and had to rebuild. Obviously, this was an incredibly stressful time and I felt like I had the weight of the world on my shoulders and could bear no more burdens. However, I fought through and became a much stronger person in the face of adversity.”