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10 Years release new song ‘The Shift’

10 YEARS have released a brand new song!

The new song, titled The Shift, is the brand new single from the American hard rockers and is their first new music since 2017’s (How To Live) As Ghosts.

The new song is a collaboration with Grammy Award-winning producer and Feeding the Wolves collaborator Howard Benson [MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, HALESTORM, PAPA ROACH, THREE DAYS GRACE].

Speaking about the new song, vocalist Jesse Hasek says, “we don’t ever try to recreate what we’ve done in the past. We knew we had to challenge ourselves to see what we had in us. If it’s not stressful, you’re not challenging yourself to grow. From the beginning, music has always been therapy and an outlet. We let ourselves enjoy the process, be vulnerable, and talk about those emotions. We got back to why we love music with the maturity of where we’re at in our lives. We were able to harness that love of creating from a wiser and more developed perspective.”

Watch the official lyric video for The Shift here: 

Continuing to talk about the new single, Hasek says, “while in the studio last fall, we were looking at the state of the world as we wrote The Shift. As a society, we’re so distracted that we’re not united. When the pandemic happened, it became so important to finally see the positivity of humanity. We’ve realized we’re all in this together. You can pick a side, but we’re sitting in the same realm.”

Guitarist Brian Vodinh adds, “lyrically, it’s about the polarization of society and the human impact on the earth itself. We were thinking about how humans can be a virus to the Earth. There is something incredibly special about how we create. We go through hell facing all challenges head-on, but the final product is worth it. Simultaneously, it reflects the state of divisiveness in the world. Everything is so political. Everyone is angry at each other. We’re better when we come together.”

“After all of this time, 10 YEARS is a brotherhood,” Jesse concludes. “I’ve spent the better half of my life accomplishing what I never thought was possible with these guys. It’s been an unexplainable, crazy, and awesome journey since Brian first asked me to join the band on his 19th birthday. We’ve beat the odds and continue to live life. It bothers me when people don’t try to push themselves to enjoy what life has to offer. Life is beautiful, if you really go for it and try. It can show you beauty—and that’s what this band has shown me.”

For more information on 10 YEARS like their official page on Facebook.

James Weaver

Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Distorted Sound Magazine; established in 2015. Reporting on riffs since 2012.