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Our new single ‘“Running To Stand Still” is a soothing, meditative folk-rock song. Built around Laurel-Canyon-esque harmonies, there is a loving warmness to the track, with each member’s voice blending perfectly. It evokes the serenity that comes with a long-overdue vacation, reconnecting with nature and one’s inner child. It’s a moving and meaningful song that will help listeners find respite in a chaotic world.
Eclectic, electric all-female act to release new EP June 3,2023
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of making broken pottery whole again, using threads of liquid gold as the bonding agent that holds the once-shattered pieces together. It’s a metaphor for embracing one’s own perceived imperfections, for loving everything about the self, including the damaged parts, seeing them as beautiful and valuable.
It’s also the name of the third song on Divine AF’s forthcoming EP, Beautifully Broken, which serves as a thematic statement of purpose for both the release and the band in general: to love all life, and all in life, from its beauty to its beautiful flaws.
Some other bands, driven by the vision of a single songwriter, might consider such a broad mission a flaw. If so, it’s a beautiful one — and one very much in keeping with the idea of kintsugi, and the Japanese philosophy behind it, wabi-sabi.
Taro Gold, author of Living Wabi Sabi: The True Beauty of Your Life, writes that “wabi-sabi nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect.”
“I love applying this philosophy to the band, because it gives us a lot of freedom to embrace our imperfections and to allow collaborators to flow in and out of the band. Then we can really be present for whatever soundscapes or group dynamic is currently being created by the players present,” says singer Kat Star Song.
Formed in 2017, Divine AF’s engaging and original blend of indie-folk, rock, pop and World Beat grooves — highlighted by the group’s unique three-vocalist format — has endeared them to a wide array of fans. A proudly LGBTQ+ all-female outfit, singers Kat Star Song, Suzie Hopes and Brittany Baldwin, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Lova Michelle Patterson, bassist Seanna Makepeace and drummer Claire Franklin, manage to move easily between playing massive LGBTQ+ events like St. Pete Pride — the biggest Pride event in the Southeast, where they shared the stage with Lisa Loeb — to mainstream stages, such as their recent gig supporting hip-hop star Waka Flocka Flame.
The group introduced itself with the 2018 album This Side of Desire, supporting the release with touring and festival appearances that took the band from NYC’s Bowery Electric to Minnesota’s Wookiefoot Shangri-La Festival.
Beautifully Broken expands on the promise of This Side of Desire. From the anthemic, guitar-driven defiance of “Flo + Debb” to the evocative introspection of “Kintsugi,” the country-flavored yearning of “Running to Stand Still” and the haunting melodies and harmonies of “Woman on a Wire,” Beautifully Broken showcases a group of artists unafraid to work together toward a singular vision without sacrificing the influences, talents and contributions of each individual.
“[Beautifully Broken] really displays some of the range this band is capable of,” says bassist Seanna Makepeace. “It makes a statement that we can be any genre that tickles our fancy, that we don’t have to choose one, and we’re still ourselves.”