An October 10th release date has been set for Soul Blind‘s sophomore album, “Red Sky Mourning“. That effort will serve as their first full-length outing since signing with Closed Casket Activities.
The Hudson Valley, NY-based alternative metal/shoegaze outfit have chosen to begin this new chapter with the debut of the album’s first single “Hide Your Evil“. Parker Foster directed the below music video for it.
As it happens, that song was also the first track the group penned for this new album. The recording sessions that followed took place with Jon Markson and Adam Cichocki behind the boards at Animal Farm in Flemington, NJ. Vocalist/bassist Cen relayed the following of that experience:
“We toured a lot off of ‘Feel it All Around‘ and wanted to capture how we sounded live– and I think this is definitely closer to that. People would come up to us after a show and tell us how heavy it sounded, so that was really important– capturing that energy. Jon and Adam were a great fit for us and it shows on the record.”
As for the lead single, guitarist Justin Sarica offered:
“There are these two harmonics that start out the song that Finn has been playing over and over again with no intention of it really becoming something. The whole song is around this one riff and collectively we were pretty pissed off and angry, so what came out was very hard and very fast. I think this song is also the closest thing to our previous stuff but is emblematic of the vibe we’re trying to catch with the record– anger coupled with heaviness while simultaneously opening up to these melodic and pretty sections.”
Guitarist Finn Lovell also credited his own personal transformation with playing a role in his contributions to the record, stating:
“When you’re in a band like Soul Blind, and it’s four people who are each songwriters, I really don’t think I would have been able to contribute what I did if I hadn’t gotten sober. And my new sobriety definitely affected the record in several different ways. But we all individually had turmoil– whether it was my budding sobriety, helping a partner grieve the loss of a loved one, or understanding our own thoughts and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable. All of it shows on ‘Red Sky Mourning‘ and I think that honesty shines brightly.”
“Red Sky Mourning” track listing:
01 – “Business Or Pleasure”
02 – “Dyno”
03 – “Hide Your Evil”
04 – “Mistake To Wonder”
05 – “Billy”
06 – “For Real”
07 – “Thru The Haze”
08 – “Red Sky Mourning”
09 – “New York Smoke”
10 – “Closer To You”
Pre-orders can be found through soulblind.lnk.to/redskymourning.
With Superheaven, Cloud Nothings & End It:
09/09 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
09/10 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – Heaven Stage
09/12 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
09/13 Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
09/14 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
09/16 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte (The Underground)
09/17 New Kensington, PA – Preserving Underground
09/19 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre and Ballroom
Soul Blind:
09/20 Hudson, NY – Basilica Fest
With End It & Ends Of Sanity:
09/22 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
09/23 Durham, NC – Local 506
09/24 Asheville, NC – Sky Grog Lounge
Soul Blind:
09/26 Little Rock, AR – BITR Pre-show
With End It, Bracewar, Raw Brigade & Ozone:
09/29 Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
09/30 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
10/01 Austin, TX – 29th St Ballroom
Soul Blind:
10/05 Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest
