Canadian alt-rockers Tourist Company have recently unveiled the second track from their upcoming new album. Titled "Fractured State", the song is a beautiful, sweeping track that belies the darker undertone of what the song is about.
Vocalist/guitarist Taylor Swindells has said the song was partially inspired by the Charlottesville riots of 2017. At that point Swindells recalls the genesis of what would become the song;
"I remember watching news footage and feeling lost at the state of humanity. In that moment, the world felt broken. There were so many lines of tension running through the plot points of current events, and the present seemed to be predictably spiraling out of control. Essentially the song is about that emotional tension and the pressures of living in a world that feels like it’s falling apart."
The band recently signed to Fierce Panda Records Canada and will release their sophomore album sometime in 2020. "Fractured State" follows on from the first track released from the upcoming album, the track "Conflicted/Restricted".
Tourist Company is a Vancouver-based musical duo that consists of Swindells and Brenon Parry, formed in 2013. They released their debut album, Apollo, in 2016.