Today, Anberlin announced their new EP, Convinced, set for release June 30 via Equal Vision Records. The band also unleashed a brand new single and music video, “Lacerate.”
Celebrating 21 years as a band, Anberlin continue to expand their sonic palette, offering a sound that will captivate new and old fans alike. The new track builds on an electronic beat that leads into an immense full band dynamic. The rhythms combine into a stadium-ready breakdown at 1:55, highlighted by thick guitars, pulsating drums, and scream-sung backing vocals. The cinematic video for “Lacerate” thrives off the emotional push and pull of the song.
Diving into the lyrics of “Lacerate,” vocalist Stephen Christian shares more:
“’Lacerate’ is about a toxic and dysfunctional relationship; it’s about feeling trapped and existing only to hear negative things from the person you’re with; it’s a song about disillusionment, longing for release, and the conflicting emotions that come with a troubled relationship.”
Convinced follows Anberlin’s 2022 EP, Silverline, which marked the band’s first new music in eight years. On Convinced, high-powered alternative rock meets a new wave influence to create a correspondence of light and dark moods. Entering Feral Sound Studios in Tampa, FL, the band self-produced the EP, alongside help from friends Tim McTague (Underoath), Chad Carouthers, and JJ Revell.
Anberlin will hit the road for a run of dates supporting Yellowcard this July, alongside planned appearances at two dates of the Is For Lovers festival and at Furnace Fest in September. All dates are below and tickets are now available.
Pre-order the Convinced EP and get tickets to see Anberlin this summer at Anberlin.com.
Anberlin 2023 Tour Dates
6/24 – Stateline, NY @ Lake Tahoe Is For Lovers Fest
7/2 – Thompson, CT @ Capulet Fest
7/27 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
7/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
7/30 – Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater
8/01 – San Diego, CA @ Petco Park – Gallagher Square
8/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
8/04 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
8/06 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
8/08 – Denver, CO @ Levitt Pavilion Denver
8/20 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Iowa is For Lovers Fest
9/22 – Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
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