04/06/2026
When E.R. Fightmaster () pings onto my computer screen, my eyes can’t help but roam over the home studio behind them, looking for clues. Bathed in California sunlight, a drumkit sits under colourful posters. What appears to be a Tree of Life tapestry hangs high – dark, russet leaves float around a strong centre. Verdant and life-giving.
It’s a serious, tranquil environment, and dear reader, when you hear the debut FIGHTMASTER album, Tolerance (out 5 June), it will make sense why this is the room of its birth.
Tolerance is their debut full-length album that sees the heartthrob asking, what is it like to grow old in a q***r body? Before they hit the road, touring with Lucy Dacus and Lord Huron, as well as performing headline shows across the U.S., we sat down with E.R. to go behind the scenes on their songwriting process, their relationship with younger audiences and how they’ve learned to write about exes with kindness.
Read the full interview at the link in our bio.
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