Public Speaking has shared the first single, “Swollen Feet”, off his upcoming album “An Apple Lodged In My Back” out September 15th via Whited Sepulchre Records.

TRACKLIST:

1. Intro
2. Swollen Feet
3. Manifest
4. Right Angle Wrong Shape
5. Debts
6. Glass Throat
7. What a Proud Boy
8. Repulse
9. Sleepwalking
10. My Enemy is Dead
11. An Apple Lodged in My Back

Jason Harris (Public Speaking) described his relationship to the source material via this statement: “The extensive renovation and expansion of a building I know intimately made me think about how we destroy and regenerate ourselves. At such a prominent institution, only a small fraction of what they own can be displayed at any time. What do we show, and what do we hide? As we grow, do we have to be more open and share more of ourselves? Are we more exposed? I was thinking about identity and how malleable it can be. How much of what we think of as who we are is inextricably us? Crews would tear up layers of the building, smash walls, carve out floors, and load the debris into big metal bins that were wheeled away. What within ourselves can we truly get rid of, and if not entirely expunge, how can we transform it into something that serves us better? I’ve lived most of my life dealing with depression, anxiety, body dysmorphia, childhood trauma, and suicidal thoughts. I spend so much time and energy trying to tame, soothe, and heal these parts of myself so I can be better to those around me – and so that I can survive. I am a construction site that is constantly in noisy flux.”