COMFORT CLUB RELEASES NEW SINGLE “FOREVERPROOF” + EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Comfort Club’s new release “Foreverproof” is the indie breakup song we all needed. Drawing inspiration from bands like The 1975 and Pinegrove, this relatable track balances fun wordplay on top of a melodic, distorted guitar that is sure to get you in your feels. 

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Based out of Los Angeles, Comfort Club — also known as Colin Tracey — brings community wherever he performs with his indie-rock/pop creations. Starting his career back in 2019, Comfort Club released his debut song "Groceries." Since then, he has grown and released more music, eventually putting out his debut album Fear Of Moving On back in 2024. Moving off this album, Comfort Club has since released four other singles.

The newest single “Foreverproof,” released on October 16, explores a breakup with someone you thought you could spend your life with only to realize that they can’t commit to forever, therefore making them “Foreverproof.” Comfort Club cleverly uses the metaphor “canary in the coal mine” to symbolise the potential red flags or early warning signs that are picked up throughout the relationship. 

“There’s a canary in the coal mine / And it reminds me of you”

The song’s lyrics reflect a string of thoughts and emotions one might feel when going through a breakup, highlighting what went wrong and the emotions that follow. Using his own lived experience, Comfort Club does a beautiful job articulating the love and loss within the end of a relationship.

“Foreverproof” starts instantly with soft vocals and guitar leading to a deeper-sounding drum beat. As the song picks up, the guitar gets more complicated and creates this build with distortion that leads to a dreamy shred that fades out with the song perfectly — like a way of releasing the energy of someone that is no longer a part of your life. 

“Now every golden hour feels a little bit blue / We could’ve been forever but no / You were foreverproof”

INTERVIEW

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INTERVIEW ★

Crave Music Magazine had the chance to talk with Comfort Club ahead of the song’s release to discuss “Foreverproof,” community and more. 

Crave: “Foreverproof” is such a beautifully interesting word. Is there a story on how you ended up with this term? What does it mean to you? 

Colin: Thank you so much! I find myself often thinking in very black and white terms when it comes to love and relationships. Like someone either loves me or they don't. They want to be together forever or they don't. So I was thinking about what the opposite of forever is and I came up with the word “foreverproof.” I thought about it as a term for someone who is averse to commitment. I'm always trying to find ways to categorize my emotions and compartmentalize my feelings so ideas like this help to quell the spiraling part of my mind.

Crave: Who or what were the influences that inspired the sound of this song? 

Colin: I've been playing a lot of live shows so that has been really influencing my songwriting process. I think of songs as they're going to be played in a live setting so I find myself trying to create a wide dynamic chasm in my songs. I want to be able to have the energy up high and then bring it down to an intimate moment then build it back up again into a raw emotional moment. I've gotten that from some of my favorite bands like Pinegrove and The 1975 who do a fantastic job of this.

Crave: Is there anything you learned about yourself in the process of creating “Foreverproof”? Creatively or personally?

Colin: Yeah, this was by far the most different attempts I've ever made at a song before calling it done. I produced it a couple different ways before getting here. I tried a couple different verses before landing on these ones and I even changed the key of the song after it was mixed which required some pretty serious overhauling of the song. I'm really glad I did though. I used to feel a pressure to meet made up deadlines and I would be stressed out and end up putting out a song where I didn't feel like I got it to perfection. On this song, I let myself take that time and get it right and I'm so glad I did.

Crave: You released your debut single “Groceries” back in 2019. How do you feel like you’ve grown since that first release? How has your songwriting process evolved? 

Colin: I think I've grown so much since then. I've become a much better producer which helps me get my ideas out in a way that really represents my emotions accurately. In the past, I feel like I was having to tailor my songwriting and production to my skillset which left a lot to be desired on my end. Now I feel like I have the tools and skillset to make the songs that I hear in my head. On the songwriting side of things, I've spent so many hours in the writing headspace--most of which happen inside my head throughout the day when I'm doing menial tasks — so I feel like I have a lot more confidence in myself that I can keep digging and find the emotions I'm trying to express. I'm having a lot more fun doing it these days.

Crave: Starting October 14th, you’ll be going on tour! What are you most excited about? What can fans expect on the road? 

Colin: We're playing five shows across the northeast in the month of October and that's really exciting to me. Getting to pack up the car and drive to a new city to play music for new people is so stimulating for me. These days, I kind of live my life in a way where I work hard for a couple months to set up tours and then the act of going out and touring is the reward for all that hard work. I'm most excited to just be in the moment and really enjoy the results of all the hard work. 

I think fans can expect to feel like they're a part of something. That's our goal with this tour. I think music has gotten to a place where artists are just kind of ramming information down people's throats and waiting for them to flock to their music but I think it really takes community building. That's my intention. I want to have meaningful connections with the people who listen to my music and make the effort to come out to a show. The tour will be a success if we stay true to that mission statement.

Crave: Is there anything else you want to add that wasn’t previously mentioned? 

Colin: We'll be releasing a music video on October 17th, the same day the song comes out. It was such an involved process where we built a whole set in a completely DIY way. I have to give Ethan Bermudez (director of Foreverproof) his flowers on this music video. He spent two weeks fabricating the set with his dad and as we were all assembling the set on the day of the music video shoot, Ethan and I were talking with both of our dads who also came out to help us assemble the set. When we were talking, we both determined that it was such a grandiose idea and we kept expecting the other person to back down but neither of us did. That allowed this crazy idea to see the light of day and we're so excited to share it with everyone who has been following along in our journey.

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