Alexisonfire announce new album ‘Otherness’

ALEXISONFIRE have announced a new album!

Titled Otherness, the upcoming album from the revered Canadian post-hardcore band is the long-awaited follow-up to 2009’s Old Crows / Young Cardinals and is scheduled to be released in June this year, via Dine Alone Records.

The band produced Otherness themselves in roughly a week. They kept it a ‘family affair’, working closely with folks who’ve been with them for years. Writing took place at the Dine Alone Records clubhouse. The album includes organ, keys, and pedal steel from vocalist Dallas Green’s longtime collaborator Matt Kelly. Jill Zimmerman and Darren ‘Jeter’ Magierowski engineered, at Jukasa Recording Studios. The album is produced by ALEXISONFIRE and mixed by punk stalwart Jonah Falco [FUCKED UP, CAREER SUICIDE].

“The biggest difference is the space we are all in. We were all really thrilled to make a record, and it was such a respite from what was going on in the world. It felt like life could be beautiful,” guitarist Wade MacNeil says. “We were supportive of one another. Everyone was in such a good mood. It was such a treat to be able to do it again.”

“As much as we love playing the old songs, we don’t want to be a nostalgia act. The only reason to come back is if we feel we still have something to say,” vocalist George Pettit insists. “We spent so much time on the road thinking that if we stopped, people would lose interest. But when we went away, it only got bigger. We all carved new paths for ourselves, so coming back to ALEXISONFIRE is a purely enjoyable creative venture. Something special happens when we get in a room together.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for a brand new song lifted from the upcoming album; Sweet Dreams Of Otherness. Speaking about the new song, Pettit says, “this song was largely Dallas’ brain child but over the course of writing this record it became more of a mission statement for the band. It’s kind of about performance and embracing a new found confidence in a state of peculiarity.”

Watch the official music video for Sweet Dreams Of Otherness here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the highly anticipated upcoming album below:

Track List: 

1. Committed To The Con
2. Sweet Dreams Of Otherness
3. Sans Soleil
4. Conditional Love
5. Blue Spade
6. Dark Night Of The Soul
7. Mistaken Information
8. Survivor’s Guilt
9. Reverse The Curse
10. World Stops Turning

Otherness is set for release on June 24th via Dine Alone Records. Pre-orders will be available from Friday, March 11th and can be purchased here.

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