Black Ends - "Monday Mourning" from the 2020 self-released Stay Evil EP.

With today's Song of the Day, Seattle's Black Ends contend with acceptance against a grunge-y backdrop. Frontperson Nicolle Swims told KEXP when we premiered the track: 

“‘Monday Mourning’ is a pretty bleak song although it may not sound that way at first listen. it’s basically about the impending demise we all face and the getting ready for death. The character in the song goes through their week suffering and mourning their own death in different ways until they finally end up dying on a Sunday (which is why that day doesn’t come up in the song at all). As ‘scary’ as that sounds, it’s supposed to be about finally accepting that fate- to release the thanatophobia we all feel at some point and just accepting that life ends and it’s okay. That’s ‘Monday Mourning!’”

Read the full post on KEXP.org

Black Ends - "Monday Mourning" from the 2020 self-released Stay Evil EP.
With today's Song of the Day, Seattle's&nbsp;Black Ends contend with acceptance against a grunge-y backdrop. Frontperson&nbsp;Nicolle Swims told KEXP <a href="https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/6/17/black-ends-premiere-monday-mourning-submit-honest-essay-about-being-black-america-kexp-premiere/" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.kexp.org/read/2020/6/17/black-ends-premiere-monday-mourning-submit-honest-essay-about-being-black-america-kexp-premiere/">when we premiered the track</a>:&nbsp;
&ldquo;&lsquo;Monday Mourning&rsquo; is a pretty bleak song although it may not sound that way at first listen. it&rsquo;s basically about the impending demise we all face and the getting ready for death. The character in the song goes through their week suffering and mourning their own death in different ways until they finally end up dying on a Sunday (which is why that day doesn&rsquo;t come up in the song at all). As &lsquo;scary&rsquo; as that sounds, it&rsquo;s supposed to be about finally accepting that fate- to release the thanatophobia we all feel at some point and just accepting that life ends and it&rsquo;s okay. That&rsquo;s &lsquo;Monday Mourning!&rsquo;&rdquo;
<a href="https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/2020/7/31/black-ends-monday-mourning/">Read the full post on KEXP.org</a>

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