Alkaline Trio announce new album ‘Is This Thing Cursed?’

ALKALINE TRIO have announced a new album!

The upcoming album, titled Is This Thing Cursed?, follows 2013’s My Shame Is True and is scheduled to be released in August this year!

The album is the first album written almost entirely in the studio and according to the band, Is This Thing Cursed? is a cousin or sibling to 2000’s Maybe I’ll Catch Fire. Speaking about the upcoming record, bassist/vocalist Dan Andriano says, “the songwriting process is almost like what it was back in the day. We would just kind of write a song, be excited about it, then move on. We wrote in that spirit in the studio. I really feel like we made a record that the old school fans are going to dig.” Guitarist Matt Skiba adds, “some people thought we were done. We announced a tour and a lot of the shows are already sold out. Nobody knows that we made a new record. It’s not unlike getting somebody that you care about something extra super special for their birthday and you’re really excited to give it to them. It feels kind of like that.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the first single from the upcoming record; titled Blackbird.

Listen to Blackbird here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming record. Both of which are available to view below:

Track List: 

1. Is This Thing Cursed?
2. Blackbird
3. Demon and Division
4. Little Help?
5. I Can’t Believe
6. Sweet Vampires
7. Pale Blue Ribbon
8. Goodbye Fire Island
9.  Stay
10. Heart Attacks
11. Worn So Thin
12. Throw Me To The Lions
13. Krystalline

Is This Thing Cursed? is set for release on August 31st via Epitaph Records.

For more information on ALKALINE TRIO like their official page on Facebook.