– O.R.k’s highly anticipated new album Firehose Of Falsehoods is out today. Following a string of explosive singles, the full body of work can finally be experienced as intended—immersive, unfiltered, and complete. Today’s newly released single ‘7 Arms’ is an undeniable high point and one of the album’s standout moments. Songwriter and bassist Colin Edwin said of the track “Seven Arms is perhaps the most accessible and catchy tune on Firehose of Falsehoods, so an ideal calling card to announce the album. The title and lyrics are really a metaphorical way to describe relationships, the faded scars we all carry, possible regrets, the impossibility of making things work sometimes, even if you could grow seven arms. The overall effect should be cathartic above all.”
FIREHOSE OF FALSEHOODS – OUT NOW ON COKE-BOTTLE GREEN VINYL LP, CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP, CD AND DIGITALLY. THE CD AND DIGITAL EDITIONS FEATURE THE BONUS TRACK ‘DIVE IN’.
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FIREHOSE OF FALSEHOODS TRACKLIST
Blast of Silence [04:13]
Hello Mother [03:25]
The Other Side [04:35]
16000 Days [04:18]
PUTFP [05:31]
Seven Arms [03:23]
Beyond Reach [04:35]
Mask Becomes The Face (feat John Wesley) [05:56]
Dive In [14:00] (BONUS TRACK – CD + digital edition only)
Firehose of Falsehoods continues the journey that O.R.k started with 2015’s debut Inflamed Rides and carried forward through their previous albums Soul Of An Octopus (2017), Ramagehead (2019) and Screamnasium (2022). Often exploring themes of tension, redemption, and the human condition, their latest release is an ambitious exploration of the inexpressible. Vocalist Esposito Fornasari states “We live in a world where it’s increasingly difficult to know the truth, so naming the album Firehose of Falsehoods was meant to intentionally reference something completely opposite to the sincerity we try to express in our music and lyrics.”
The cover image designed by acclaimed Marvel/DC comics illustrator Denis Rodier also expresses an ambiguity. Are the tentacles representative of some evil and unseen creature enveloping us in propaganda? …or is the creature a hidden but heroic being, reaching out to crush the loudspeakers and free us from false narratives?
O.R.k have an eagerly awaited run of shows coming up in 2025 including a run of headline UK shows which will see the band joined by cult favourites The Paradox Twin –
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