Alexisonfire have announced a new album titled Bleed It, set to arrive March 19th via Dine Alone Records. The band has also released a music video for lead single “Push the River.”
“Push the River” features an atmospheric rock style reminiscent of Failure that locks into a solid hypnotic groove.
Alexisonfire said of the new single, “‘Push the River’ is an anthem for the restless mind. It is about surrendering to the bedlam of one’s own thoughts and finding peace in the chaos of the everyday task that is living and loving.”
Bleed It is the band’s second LP since re-forming in 2015. The band took a unique approach to this album, entering the studio with no pre-written material, developing demos from various loops and instrumental mood pieces over 16 months. Vocalist George Pettitt said of the process, “We really liked the demos. But Kevin allowed the songs to bloom and become this new thing. It’s obviously a very diverse record but he found a cohesive way to make them blend together.”
The developmental process led the band to overall their approach to writing vocals. Singer-guitarist Dallas Green said, “Instead of treating it like a segmented thing where ‘I do this, and you do that,’ we are all one. All five of us make this band. So why not treat the songwriting this way?”
Pettit elaborated, “Lyrically, that’s me exploring the general existentialist dilemma of being faced by the mystery of life, and being faced by brutality, but still choosing to partake in the world around you. And then you start to see love as this really remarkable thing that exists in defiance of a seemingly brutal and uncaring world. Love is this anomaly of evolution.”
Guitarist Wade MacNeil summed up the process, saying, “We made the record we didn’t set out to make, which ended up being the best conceivable thing we could have done.”
Alexisonfire recently announced a co-headlining 2027 US tour with Poison the Well and support from Touché Amoré, set to kick off March 25th. Get tickets here.
Watch the music video for “Push the River” and see the artwork and tracklist for Bleed It below.
Bleed It Artwork:
Bleed It Tracklist:
01. Within Within Within
02. Push the River
03. What’s Left to Know But Love
04. Dogs of Chernobyl
05. Small Eternity
06. Forever Free
07. Congregation
08. Spider’s Dream
09. My Blood Is Yours
10. Holy Mother
11. Tread Lightly, Child
12. Milk
13. Iron Flowers For Suzie
14. Crushing Black
