Covey Releases Lead Single "Point Mutation" Out Now; Debut Album 'Class Of Cardinal Sin' Out June 18 Pre-Order Available Now

Spill your guts. Overshare. Don’t you wanna just spit it out sometimes? Covey does just that on their newest release “Point Mutation” from the upcoming album, "Class of Cardinal Sin". The British-born, Brooklyn-based artist delivers snippy, wry and dry lines like: “Let's act like everything is fine and I don’t have fucked up memories” that leave no room for misinterpretation. Anyway, can someone pass the blame?.

Named after the street he grew up on in England, Covey is better known to his neighbors as Tom Freeman. The home found on that street was a broken one that fell victim to the notion of 'staying together for the kids'. "Class of Cardinal Sin" comes out on June 18 and is currently available to pre-order from Rise Records. "Point Mutation" is streaming everywhere and a new video directed by Robert Kolodny is out now.

"Class Of Cardinal Sin" is that rare, comforting object that smashes the depressing-but-delightful button in the brain that trauma-rock seems always to be pawing at. Manned entirely by Freeman, Covey courses through brash, bright indie rock, riotous folk-punk, giddy pop-punk, and serene Midwestern emo. It’s a gnarled, endearing, acute patchwork, recalling the best bits of Neutral Milk Hotel, The Mountain Goats, Death Cab For Cutie, AJJ, Elliott Smith, and Blink-182.

"Class Of Cardinal Sin" is about high school. Well... it's about a high school. The record’s cover features a diorama depicting what appears to be a simple class graduation photo. Upon inspection though, the classmates are in disrepair. Some are missing limbs; others are casting satanist spells, and most have a human body beneath the head of a creature. Tom created the scene from top to bottom, and each figurine is a character with a lengthy backstory. “High school was such a shitty time for me and I always saw it as aiding so many parts of what went wrong for me as an adult, problems I have to this day”, says Freeman.

Each song on "Class of Cardinal Sin" finds Freeman using stories from his youth to find a path to existing beyond the trauma those years inflicted. Based on a true story, "Sam Jam" finds Covey seeking internal revenge on the man who once poured scalding hot coffee right on his sister's head. The video features some of the characters that Covey has been introducing via his fast-growing TikTok channel. A clip of the song is also featured in his "Story of Sam Jam" intro, and currently has over 4.9M views over 2,700 fan videos made using that same sound.

"Class of Cardinal Sin" Tracklisting

1. Cut On The Crease

2. 1991

3. Why Am I Alive

4. Four Dollar Sandwich

5. Sam Jam

6. Point Mutation

7. Crooked Spine

8. Local Anesthesia

9. Sound Of A Gun

10. Marzipan Pills

Music Video Covey - Point Mutation (Official Music Video) - YouTube