Ben Quad Previews The ‘Ephemera’ EP With The Dynamically Aggressive ‘Your Face As An Effigy’ Video - Pop It Records

Ben Quad released one of the best emo albums of 2022. Now they’re back with a new EP that’s inspired by groups like Deafheaven and Underoath. The self-described “post-emo and butt rock” band from Oklahoma is releasing the five-track Ephemera EP on October 25, and the cathartic single “Your Face As An Effigy” is out now.

“Lyrically, this is the most open-ended on the EP,” Ben Quad (named after the legendary podracer) said in a statement about the single. “This song is about finding solidarity within the group you identify with and overcoming the deceivers who seek to ruin you. The music video highlights this concept of solidarity by focusing on the brotherhood aspect of the band. The political undertones of the song title were purposeful in the sense that we wanted to paint a picture of overcoming a system that seeks to destroy us.”

Watch the “Your Face As An Effigy” above and check out the Ephemera tracklist and Ben Quad’s tour dates below.

Ben Quad’s Ephemera Tracklist

1. “I Did Not Create The Rules”
2. “You’ll Get Nothing And Like It”
3. “Your Face As An Effigy”
4. “Exit Wounds”
5. “Ephemera”

Ben Quad’s 2024 Tour Dates

10/09 — Denver, CO @ The Oriental *
10/10 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *
10/12 — Boise, ID @ Neurolux *
10/14 — Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern *
10/15 — Portland, OR @ Wonder Bar *
10/17 — San Jose, CA @ The Ritz *
10/18 — Ventura, CA @ Ventura Music Hall *
10/20 — Pomona, CA @ Glass House *
10/21 — San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room @ HOB *
10/23 — Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *
10/25 — Las Vegas, NV @ Area 15 *
10/26 — Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine *
10/28 — Memphis, TN @ Growlers *
10/29 — Birmingham, AL @ Iron City #
10/30 — New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues #
11/01 — San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger #
11/02 — Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips #
11/03 — Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard #
11/04 — Lawrence, KS @ Granada #
11/06 — St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall #
11/07 — Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s #
11/08 — Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall #
11/09 — Joliet, IL @ The Forge #
11/10 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation #
11/12 — Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe @ Old National Centre #
11/13 — Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s #
11/15 — Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall #
11/16 — Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes #
11/17 — Wantagh, NY @ Mulcahy’s #
11/18 — Baltimore, MD @ The Recher #
11/20 — Richmond, VA @ Canal Club (Upstairs) #
11/21 — Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre #
11/22 — Charleston, SC @ Music Farm #
11/23 — Orlando, FL @ The Beacham #

* with Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Heart To Gold, and Cliffdiver
# with Microwave, Prince Daddy & The Hyena, and Just Friends

Ephemera is out 10/25 via Pure Noise Records. Find more information here.