Tone I.E., who plays Saucin’ Wings in Tampa, Florida on May 18, 2025. Credit: Photo via Tone I.E. Instagram

Terrible men everywhere should listen to Moral of the Story. The new album from Tampa songwriter Tone I.E. is simultaneously a kick in the dick and a heartbreaking reminder of the pain cultivated by bad partners who ignore the kindness of patient partners.

Across eight tracks, the songwriter with a devastatingly powerful vocal lays bare the hope she brought to a recent relationship and how someone she loved so much could also become a monster in her eyes.

While the record was very much a self-driven endeavor with vocals recorded at Bent String Studios, Tone I.E. will be joined by a full band for the record release show this weekend in Seminole Heights.

Tickets for Tone I.E.’s album release at Saucin’ Wings in Tampa on Sunday, May 18 are still available for $10.

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This article appears in May 15-21, 2025.