Portland's DRY WEDDING have shared "Moths", the second single from their upcoming third album, "The Back Of Beyond", due July 31 via Vesperian. The track arrives with a new video and follows lead single "Arrowhead".
Where "Arrowhead" introduced the band's most intense and expansive material to date, "Moths" deepens the palette, leaning into restraint and atmosphere while keeping the raw physicality at the core of DRY WEDDING's sound. Layers of post-punk tension, gothic-country textures and the weight of noise rock and doom converge into something both deliberate and volatile.
"As we began writing our third album, we wanted to push certain sonic elements further than ever," said vocalist DAVEY FERCHOW. "'Moths' was an exercise in patience and restraint, and it quickly became a band favorite. Our new music video blends raw performance footage with Lynchian visuals to reflect the song's lyrical themes — the tenebrous parts of ourselves that we hope to conceal and the all-consuming impact of bringing them to light."
Directed by Olivia Bayer, the clip mirrors that duality, pairing direct, unfiltered performance with a more abstract visual language so that control and collapse coexist.
"The Back Of Beyond" was recorded and mixed by Adam Pike at Toadhouse Recording and mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering, both in Portland, Oregon. The album artwork was created by Adam Burke of Nightjar Illustration, with layout and design by John Haughm (AGALLOCH).
Track listing:
- Arrowhead
- The Serpent Box
- Sure As A Gun
- Blood-Red Vengeance
- One Last Strand
- Moths
- Shifting Wilderness
DRY WEDDING operate at the intersection of post-punk, gothic country, noise rock, black metal and doom — a sound that resists easy categorization while holding a distinct identity rooted in intensity, texture and emotional weight. With "The Back Of Beyond", the band continue to balance restraint and intensity, combining visceral, physical performance with a strong atmospheric and narrative dimension.