Brighton’s own metalcore standouts Architects have announced their 10th – yeah, they’ve been going for a while – full-length LP The Classic Symptoms Of A Broken Heart is set for release on October 21st. You can pre-order the new album here. To celebrate the occasion, the group have released their 2nd single, “Tear Gas”, and its accompanying music video. You can listen to the track below.
It’s only been slightly more than a year since the band released their last LP, For Those That Wish To Exist, last February. The fact that the band spent seemingly all of their lockdown experience powering through new tunes may be the reasoning behind that. Once LP9 was finished being recorded at home, many fans, and clearly band members, were left somewhat wanting. Music like this doesn’t easily lend itself to being recorded in isolation through a set of desktop speakers. So, as soon as the opportunity rose, the band got back into the studio. Produced by Architects’ Dan Searle and Josh Middleton, with vocalist Sam Carter providing additional production, the new album sees the band back in the studio again. According to a press release, going back to the tried and tested dynamic makes the album feel more “free, playful and spontaneous”, or so says Dan Searle.
In a conversation with NME regarding the new album, Sam Carter explained, “It’s always important to change and to challenge yourselves as musicians. We’re very proud of the legacy of this band but we don’t want to just look back and think ‘OK that was cool’. We’ve always got to try and reach for bigger, bolder, more excitement. I’m always eyes on the next prize. How can we be better? How can we make the records more exciting? Where should we take the sound of the band? We are always looking for that Eureka moment.”
Off the back of their tour in support of For Those That Wish To Exist, the group have grown more accustomed to their fame and seems far more comfortable on more significant stages, so the band’s upcoming tour with Biffy Clyro couldn’t come at a more opportune moment.
Biffy Clyro recently completed their “Fingers Crossed Tour” in 2021, these dates were more of a celebration that we were actually allowed to go outside again (remember that??), so the group took to a handful of venues generally about ¼ the size they’re used to, to play mostly songs from A Celebration Of Endings, and its companion album The Myth of the Happily Ever After. The upcoming tour will see the band return to the standard way with more appropriately sized venues, and (probably) even more energy.
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— Biffy Clyro (@BiffyClyro) June 24, 2022
5/11/22 – Leeds – First Direct Arena
6/22 – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
8/11 – Dublin – 3Arena
9/11 – Belfast – SSE Arena
11/11 – Birmingham – Resorts World Arena
12/11 – London – O2 Arena
14/11 – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena
15/11 – Bournemouth – International Centre
