New Idea Society (Cave In, Wild Arrows) called in some of their close friends for an in-studio performance of “Lantern” recently. The band holed up in GodCity Studio, the homebase of Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou for that performance, enlisting both him and Cave In, guitarist/vocalist Adam McGrath to flesh out the track. Old Man Gloom drummer Santos Montano was also recruited for this rendition, which you can watch below.
Given that many of the aforementioned bands have shared members with each other over the years, this live collaboration is more a reunion of old friends than the forging of some new sonic bonds. New Idea Society said of the experience today, June 25th:
“Hey everyone! We stopped by @godcitymusic a few weeks ago and invited Kurt Ballou and @adamcmcgrath to join us for a live version of “Lantern.” Turns out when we get together with @oldmangloomband on drums we can’t help but get loud!
Full band shows (minus Kurt and Adam) start July 9th in Brooklyn, then July 10th in Providence, July 11th in Malden and July 12th in Philadelphia!
Kurt has been an important contributor to NIS since the beginning – often fielding phone calls when we didn’t know how to use the recording gear, and playing some drums/guitar on the first two albums, so it was great to get him in on this.
Ticket links for all shows in bio.
Recorded live at God City by Zach Weeks on June 8th, 2026. Filmed by Jay Zucco. Mixed and Mastered by Andy LeMaster at The Civil Defense.”
New Idea Society‘s fourth studio album “Fire On The Hill” saw a release this past May through Relapse.
