Dragged Under announce new album ‘Upright Animals’

DRAGGED UNDER have announced a new album!

Titled Upright Animals, the upcoming album from the Seattle-based band is the follow-up to 2020’s The World Is In Your Way, and is scheduled to be released in June this year, via Mascot Records.

During 2021, the band recorded what would become Upright Animals with frequent collaborator Hiram Hernandez [Jared Dines, Craig Owens] in Los Angeles and Matt Good [HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD, ASKING ALEXANDRIA] in Phoenix.

“There’s obviously a media divide, there’s a class divide, and there’s a racial divide in this country,” observes vocalist Tony Cappocchi. “In many ways, we use our animal instincts to think when it’s convenient for us instead of our evolutionary abilities. Trying to keep up with all of the information these days is like drinking from a firehose. So, our animal tendencies still shine through. A lot of enlightenment still needs to happen before we can consider ourselves anything other than animals walking around on their hindlegs. That’s what the album is about. When you listen to this, I hope you experience moments of tension, anxiety, sadness, and happiness. At the same time, it’s nostalgic for us. We want it to remind you of being young and discovering the bands that changed your life. If you think, ‘This reminds me of what I grew up on,’ I’d be very satisfied. We spent a lot of time and energy on this. I’m excited about the future.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, DRAGGED UNDER have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; All Of Us.

Speaking about the new song and its accompanying music video, Cappocchi says, “for me, All Of Us is meant to connect with anyone who listens to it. I want everyone to feel that despite their situation; be it relationship issues, social pressures, self perception, we’ve all had a weird few years, and a lot hasn’t gone as we planned. It’s important to zoom out from the microscope through which we view our problems and realize that life and all of its frustrations are happening to all of us. We wanted to make a lighthearted video to contrast the tension of the song, but we liked the idea of using dolls to tell that story. It’s a bit of a commentary on the nature of feeling a bit out of control of the situations we’ve found ourselves in the last couple of years, and how we sometimes have to just pretend it’s all good. Dolls have an ability that I envy, they can smile through their problems and hide their emotions. I can’t relate.”

Watch the official music video for All Of Us here: 

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

Track List: 

1. Upright Animals
2. All Of Us
3. Never Enough
4. Crooked Halos
5. Long Live The King
6. Suffer
7. See You Alive
8. Weather
9. No Place Like Home
10. Words For Hire
11. Brainwash Broadcast feat. Spencer Chamberlain
12. This Is The End

Upright Animals is set for release on June 10th via Mascot Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on DRAGGED UNDER like their official page on Facebook.