Bobby Caughron 
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT keep making serious waves. The emo rock revivalists achieved the #1 spot last November on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay and Mediabase’s Active Rock radio charts with their smash single “Suffocate City (feat. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)” and they’re again enjoying Top Ten success on the same charts with “Holy Water,” which features guest vocals by Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch.
The band—Lee Jennings (Vocals), Cody Weissinger (Guitar), Caleb Freihaut (Guitar/Auxiliary), Robert Weston (Bass), and Homer Umbanhowar (Drums)—is building on their growing success by today (April 25) releasing the lyric video for “Skinny Lies.” The track—sonically bracing and lyrically dark, highlighted by Jennings’ riveting vocal delivery—is one of three brand new songs from the forthcoming deluxe edition release of their critically acclaimed second album GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY, due out June 13 via Better Noise Music.
“‘Skinny Lies’ is about the cracks in a relationship finally breaking open—the little white lies we tell each other stacking up until there’s nowhere left to hide,” explains singer Lee Jennings. “It’s that moment when the truth is out, and you find yourself wishing you could go back to the comfort of not knowing. This song captures the tension, the regret, and the raw emotions that come with facing reality.”
In connection with the release of “Skinny Lies,” THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT is hosting a special giveaway for fans to win a trip to Atlanta for a “Hometown Rock Ritual” concert, with proceeds supporting The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ young people. The grand prize includes round-trip travel to Atlanta, a two-night hotel stay for two, and two VIP tickets to their hometown show with Ice Nine Kills at the Tabernacle on Wednesday, June 4, complete with an exclusive onstage experience. Fans can enter HERE.
GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY, released September 13, 2024 via Better Noise Music,consists of 14 tracks of theatrical, dramatic, unapologetic, full-throated flair with guest appearances from Bert McCracken of The Used, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, and Amanda Lyberg of Eva Under Fire. Get a copy of GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY on CD or digital download now HERE.
In touring news, THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT has been bringing their message to the masses with an aggressive touring plan that continues throughout 2025. The band kicked off their own headlining tour April 18 with support from The Rasmus and Archers. THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT will follow these dates on a bill with Ice Nine Kills starting April 30, as well as appearances as part of the Vans Warped Tour, and other big festivals including Louder Than Life, Rocklahoma, Welcome To Rockville,and Rock Fest. Later this year, the band will head to Europe for shows with The Rasmus.
View their latest dates here:
THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT TOUR DATES
With The Rasmus and Archers:
Fri 4/25 Lititz, PA Micky’s Black Box
Sat 4/26 Buffalo, NY Rec Room
Sun 4/27 Towson, MD The Recher
Tue 4/29 Richmond, VA Canal Club
Thu 5/1 Greensboro, NC Hangar 1819
Wed 5/7 Springfield, MO The Riff
Wed 5/14 Des Moines. IA Wooly’s
With Ice Nine Kills:
Thu 4/30 Raleigh, NC The Ritz
Sat 5/3 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre (KUPD UFEST)
Tue 5/6 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
Fri 5/9 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Sat 5/10 Columbus, OH Sonic Temple (FESTIVAL)
Tue 5/13 Minneapolis, MN The Fillmore Minneapolis
Sat 5/17 Daytona Beach, FL Welcome To Rockville (FESTIVAL)
Sun 5/18 Chicago, IL Riviera Theater
Tue 5/20 Grand Rapids, MI GLC at 20 Monroe
Sat 5/24 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theatre
Thu 5/29 San Antonio, TX Aztec Theatre
** Fri 5/30 Dallas, TX RBC Deep Ellum
** Sat 5/31 Austin, TX Come And Take It Live
Sun 6/1 Houston, TX House of Blues
Wed 6/4 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
** Fri 6/6 Tampa, FL The Orpheum
** Sat 6/7 Destin, FL Club LA
Sun 6/8 New Orleans, LA The Fillmore (New Orleans)
** Tue 6/10 Birmingham, AL Saturn
Wed 6/11 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
** Headlining with The Word Alive and Melrose Avenue
Festivals:
Thu 7/17 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum (WHQG Radio Show)
Fri 7/18 Grand Rapids, MI Upheaval Festival
Sat 7/19 Cadott, WI Rock Fest
Sat 7/26 Long Beach, CA Warped Tour
Sun 7/27 Long Beach, CA Warped Tour
Sun 8/31 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma
Sat 9/20 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life
With The Rasmus:
11/11 Hamburg, Markthalle (DE)
11/12 Berlin, Metropol (DE)
11/13 Warsaw, Stodola (PL)
11/14 Brno, Sono Centrum (CZ)
11/15 Budapest, Barba Negra (HU)
11/16 Vienna, Simm City (AT)
11/17 Munich, Technikum (DE)
11/18 Milan, Alcatraz (IT)
11/20 Zurich, Komplex 457 (CH)
11/21 Karlsruhe, Substage (DE)
11/22 Saarbrucken, Garage (DE)
11/23 Frankfurt, Batschkapp (DE)
11/25 Cologne, Live Music Hall (DE)
11/26 Utrecht, Tivoli (NL)
11/27 Antwerp, Trix (BE)
11/28 Paris, La Cigale (FR)
11/30 Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers (GB)
12/1 Manchester, O2 Ritz (GB)
12/2 Cardiff, Great Hall (GB)
12/4 London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (GB)
12/5 Southampton, 1865 (GB)
12/6 Nottingham, Rock City (GB)
Photo Credit: Jeremy Saffer
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