FIGHTMASTER – Tolerance
Today, FIGHTMASTER releases their powerful debut album, Tolerance, which features the waltzing indie-rock number “Minotaur,” released earlier this week.
After coming into the public eye for their standout work on projects including Grey’s Anatomy, Shrill and Sorry Baby, FIGHTMASTER – the solo moniker of nonbinary musician, actor and activist E.R. Fightmaster – has now cemented themselves an undeniable force in the indie rock space.
Listen to Tolerance – which also includes the racy track and Fiona Apple-inspired video for “Glide,” the propulsive lead single “All Or Nothing,” rock anthem “Quicksand.”
Raw and unvarnished lyrics reflect the complexities of emotional growth and heartache and It’s an album that exhibits artistic clarity, a reflection of Fightmaster’s own self-awareness about their place in the world, musical and otherwise. Tolerance draws from a lifetime of experiences, re-analyzing them through the lens of hindsight and grace. That doesn’t mean Fightmaster has life completely figured out, though. In fact, there’s a very good reason Tolerance’s songs brim with so much empathy, both for the narrator and their subjects.
“I want people to know that there’s still cracks in the pavement. In the last couple of years I had to realize that I get my feelings hurt every day… When I realized how much kid-heartbreak is still in there, I was able to write these songs with more kindness for myself than I’ve ever had.”
For Tolerance, Fightmaster teamed up with producers and collaborators Riley Geare – who helmed the Violence and Bloodshed Baby EPs), Casey Kalmensen (Little Monarch, keys for Gracie Abrams) and Gabe Goodman (Del Water Gap, Role Model, Maggie Rogers). “Tolerance is the most deliberate thing I’ve ever done,” they say. “There are no random songs. I feel warm and soft about the album in a way I don’t think I’ve ever felt about a piece of my art before.”
Having just wrapped up a supporting run with Lucy Dacus and their own headline tour, they’re now on the road with Lord Huron – bringing the new record to Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre among other stops. They also announced that they will be performing at Austin City Limits in October, which follows a year of festival performances including Kilby Block Party and Treefort Music Fest. Stay tuned to this space for more tour news soon!
FIGHTMASTER Tour Dates
Jun 6 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater ++
Jun 7 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater ++
Jun 9 – Cheyenne, WY – The Lincoln ++
Jun 11 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre ++
Jun 12 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre ++
Oct 3 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
Oct 10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
++ notes dates w/Lord Huron
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