David Settle is back with his indie pop/rock project The Fragiles, releasing their third full-length album, Sing the Heat of the Sun. It feels like a journey through the wide-ranging landscape of no man’s land, also a meditation on endurance, with lyrics circling uncertainty, stalled motion, and the ache of waiting (relationships caught on fault lines, choices deferred, faith and work requested, and love remembered more vividly in absence than presence): “Let the mess you made // Comfort you // Let the less you take // Guide you through” (from Unglued).

The ten original songs vary in tempo and intensity—from gentle guitar picking to weighty riffs and everything in between—but are always heartfelt and honest. From quiet confessionals to roaring reckonings, every note carries intent, every tune is captivating.

Sing the Heat of the Sun is out digitally and on cassette through Living Lost Records. Featuring Catherine Dwyer (bass) and Gavin Perez-Canto (drums), with Fran Lyons (synth) on select tracks. All proceeds will be donated to Anera, to Palestinian refugees.

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