Fleshwork is conceptual but not a concept album, constructing an industrial hellscape to examine societal machinations that dehumanize and devalue the poor, disabled, queer, and people of color for political and financial gain. Vocalist and guitarist Kate Davies draws on personal experience to detail the disconnect and daily human cost of navigating that life. Across nine songs, oppressive machinery imagery falls away to reveal human elements as a small spark becomes a chthonic inferno and the weight of subjection turns to ash. Fleshwork serves as a cathartic conduit for those who are othered and champions trans-inclusive radical hatred while deconstructing humanity's penchant for self-destruction and systemic cruelty.
Describing Fleshwork as "conceptual" but specifically not a concept album, Pupil Slicer leans into creating an all-encompassing industrial hellscape; a perfect setting to explore the societal machinations that dehumanize and devalue the poor, disabled, queer, and people of color for political and financial gain. Drawing on personal experience, vocalist and guitarist Kate Davies details the disconnect and discomfort of navigating this life, and the substantial human, day-to-day cost of doing so.
Over the course of the nine songs unfolding, the imagery of the oppressive machinery falls away to leave behind only the personal, human elements. What starts as the smallest of sparks roars into a chthonic inferno, demonstrating the impact of and on one solitary human as the weight of subjection turns to ash. Fleshwork serves as a cathartic conduit for those who are "othered" by a society distinctly lacking in empathy, as Pupil Slicer champions their own brand of "trans inclusive radical hatred."
Fleshwork is a deconstruction of what it means to be human, the penchant for personal and society-wide self-destruction and systemic cruelty that seems all but guaranteed to rear its head as long as humans exist. It's more grounded and emotionally charged than previous work, with a stronger emphasis on the failings of our world to look after those who need it the most and our own ability to look after ourselves.
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