Hershey, PA alternative post-hardcore act\u00a0Lives Lost<\/strong>\u00a0has released its latest EP, the five-song\u00a0A Portrait Of Loss<\/em><\/strong>. The EP, out now on\u00a0DI RECORDS<\/strong>, was conceived as a concept album by the band about the stages of grief.\u00a0<\/em>About the album,\u00a0<\/em>Guitarist Aaron Perry says \u201cThe music speaks to struggles of mental health, abandonment, losing loved ones, and more.\u201d Drummer and backing vocalist Alan Thompson adds,\u00a0\u201cThe themes in the music greatly mirror the struggles I have faced in my own life, which are enunciated through our passions for music and true deep thinking<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vocalist Tanis Pellegrini hopes everyone can find something to relate to on the EP.\u00a0\u201cThis record is reflective of our passion for living our lives as our truest selves and growing, PAINFULLY. Being lost. Being hurt.,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>he explains.\u00a0\u201cWe all have our different journeys, and throughout this record, I think we can all relate to the tracks in some way. Every one of these tracks is about a personal experience we\u2019ve had and the growth and hurt and grief experienced.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The EPs lead single,\u00a0\u201cJonny Romeo\u201d<\/strong>, is a pure slice of melodic post-hardcore that feels ready for alternative radio and playlists. Lyrically, the single is all about the grieving stage of anger. About the song, vocalist Tanis Pellegrini says\u00a0\u201cJonny Romeo is a track about grieving the people in our life that have belittled us and made us feel down even though we chose to love them anyway. When we lose people that never gave us the reciprocated approval and love that we needed, it\u2019s something that sits with us forever, and this song is expressing the frustration in never getting to clear that up and tell them you know that your light was too bright for them and that you should never dim your light for ANYBODY.\u201d<\/em>
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Lives Lost has been touring in support of the album.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s like I\u2019m sharing a part of my soul every night,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

explains vocalist Tanis.\u00a0\u201cAll of the songs are super personal and it\u2019s like I\u2019m sharing a part of my soul is being shared with the audience every night. I think, between it taking almost three years to write and another five months to record it, it is a pure artistic release for us all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Ep was mixed and mastered by Jeff McKinnon, engineered and edited by Hayden Calhoun for Darkside audio, and drums were tracked by Logan Summey. It is available on all digital streaming platforms. The band has planned an EP release party on April 7th.<\/p>\n