A 10th anniversary edition of post-hardcore outfit Touché Amoré‘s third studio album “Is Survived By” is headed for a January 19th release through Deathwish Inc.. The album, now retitled “Is Survived By: Revived“, has been given a new mix by its original producer Brad Wood (Sunny Day Real Estate, mewithoutYou) and subsequently remastered by Emily Lazar (Foo Fighters, Coldplay) for this celebratory release.
Vocalist Jeremy Bolm offered:
“I’ve always had a really hard time with the way this record sounds. I’ve unfortunately been oversharing and vocal about that for a number of years, but when we went to Brad to remix it, the main direction that I gave him was to make this sound more like Stage Four, and I think he killed it. He found that middle ground to where everything now compliments each other and there’s far more clarity overall.”
He added:
“I do feel a lot better about it,. Everything kicks and everything pumps on this remix and remaster and I feel like ‘Wow.’ I almost feel like I’m hearing these songs for the first time again.”
A press release spells out some more of what is entailed in the anniversary edition:
‘It wouldn’t be an official Touché Amoré project without elaborate and immersive packaging courtesy of guitarist Nick Steinhardt. The now iconic artwork of the band standing in the shadow of the Los Angeles skyline is vibrant as ever, with 5 expanded colorways featuring a different essay about the album from each band member + a new “wildfire” orange with liner notes containing references to that era.
Essays from Balance and Composure‘s Jon Simmons, Drug Church and Self Defense Family‘s Patrick Kindlon, producer Brad Wood, and more. Touché Amoré always give the full 100% to the visual medium as it does to the music, and this 10th anniversary reissue is no different.’
The updated version of the album’s title track is presently streaming below. Pre-orders are available through dthw.sh/isb.
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