News•September 20, 2018 12:18 PM ET•3,456 views

Minus The Bear debuts new single

Official press release: Minus the Bear are thrilled to share their new single, "Viaduct," the latest offering from their forthcoming EP, Fair Enough, which is due out October 19th on Suicide Squeeze Records. The song premieres today on Revolver, who hail it as "a warm and catchy track propelled by jaw-dropping, shimmering guitar lines," another "banger" delivered by the "guitar-virtuoso post-punk favorites" ahead of their final EP. The band is also excited to announce a charity auction they're partnering on with MusiCares, a nonprofit that provides support and community services to musicians in need of medical, personal and financial assistance. Today, Minus the Bear launch an auction for the first in a series of four original paintings by artist and Minus the Bear bassist Cory Murchy, created for the cover of Fair Enough. Cory has the following to share on his thoughts behind the painting and EP cover art:

"It was important for me to create a cover relevant to the band and our history, as well as something strong enough to stand on its own artistic merit. The picture we used for our first EP was a blurry photo of the band walking through the forest. We were grainy and not so well defined, monochromatic, youthful. This painting is a response to those same young men and the 17 year-long journey they took together. The human figures, now much more defined, have been replaced by shapes that are now finding their own colors to live in. Much less unified but still working within each other's orbit. The wonder of the woods has been replaced with a milled piece of working lumber. It's a representation of who we've become as individuals and I think it reflects the music in a lot of the same ways. Distilled by time and purpose."

MusiCares holds a special place in Cory's heart, as he personally benefited from their aid while struggling with a chronic back injury. You can learn more about MusiCares at www.grammy.com/musicares. For more about Cory Murchy and his paintings, go to www.cmurchy.com. Stream "Viaduct" at Revolver via SoundCloud.