Melbourne’s genre blenders Catholic Guilt recently released “The Awful Truth“, showcasing an upbeat, catchy track that packs a punch and tackles a dark theme. Today, the band are following the track up with an accompanying video, which you can watch below! In support of the brand new single, Catholic Guilt will also be launching “The Awful Truth” live at Grace Darling Basement in Collingwood on Friday June 28th, tickets available through Eventbrite.

“The Awful Truth” touches on dark content in the way that the track uncovers the sexual abuse and the subsequent cover up of that abuse by the Catholic Church. Vocalist Brenton Harris highlights that “…abuse of power in this way is truly heinous and unfortunately has been all too common throughout history and continues to be prevalent today.” 

The video clip compliments the single in the way that it presents a clean happy environment with the darker lyrical undertone. Brenton explains that “the clip, much like the song itself is intended to show the dichotomy between the bright happy message that the church presents and the awful, sinister truth that often lies beneath that facade.”