Between the Buried and Me announce new album, unveil single “Issues We Inform Ourselves within the Darkish”

Between the Buried and Me have introduced a brand new album, The Blue Nowhere, out September twelfth. The prog-metal vets additionally shared the video for the lead single, “Issues We Inform Ourselves within the Darkish.”

Opening with a funk riff and jazz fusion sound, BTBAM bust out the intense metallic and harsh vocals across the three-minute mark, winding by way of intense prog exercises earlier than pivoting again to the sunny jazz-funk. The rollercoaster eight-minute monitor is accompanied by an eye-popping Miles Skarin-directed video that options an intense particle simulation that took 17 hours to course of and render.

“This monitor emerged from the maniac genius of [bassist] Dan Briggs,” stated vocalist Tommy Rogers in a press launch. “The tune offers with the darkish cloud that’s ego, so I attempted to vocally method it with a distinct form of confidence than regular, nearly like a pop tune… although it takes you down loopy avenues, you may sit again and sing alongside.”

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Added Briggs: “It’s one of many uncommon songs I began across the bass and that foundational funky thought, whereas additionally sustaining a fairly easy melodic thought beneath all the pieces, irrespective of how dense it obtained rhythmically. I really like when we now have preparations that really feel like they’ve a web page flip into one other dimension, however I believed it was necessary for this one to really feel actually seamless because it moved dynamically. Even when it will get heavy, I believed it’d be enjoyable on the core to nonetheless really feel prefer it was Prince’s band taking part in, conserving it funky.”

The Blue Nowhere was produced by longtime collaborator Jamie King and marks the primary BTBAM album to characteristic a devoted string and horn part. It’s additionally the band’s first LP for the reason that exit of guitarist Dustie Waring, who at first stepped away from the band amid sexual assault allegations in 2023, earlier than briefly rejoining BTBAM for a competition present, after which parting methods with the group once more.

Whereas BTBAM are famous for his or her many idea albums, the ten songs on this album perform extra as standalone compositions, with Rogers describing it as a set that “exists in a world that’s not tied to a storyline.”

“Journal entries, fleeting and introspective ideas — chaotic at occasions, relying on the music,” he stated of the lyrics.

You’ll be able to pre-order The Blue Nowhere by way of BTBAM’s web site. Stream the brand new tune and see the album artwork and tracklist under.

The Blue Nowhere Paintings: