Anberlin have been busy kicking ass on this year’s Vans Warped Tour. They are set to release their new album lowborn on July 22nd via Tooth & Nail Records and follow it up with a farewell world tour. This album brings Anberlin full circle as lowborn will be released on Tooth & Nail, the first record label to which Anberlin was signed. Instead of recording the album together, the musicians did their parts with separate producers they each selected. Drums were recorded with Matt Goldman in Atlanta and later combined with bass and guitar in Lakeland, FL with Copeland’s Aaron Marsh. Vocals were recorded with the band’s longtime collaborator Aaron Sprinkle in Franklin, TN. They have recently released a video for Stranger Ways. Check it out here:
Consisting of Stephen Christian (vocals), Joseph Milligan (guitar), Deon Rexroat (bass), Nathan Young (drums), and Christian McAlhaney (guitar), Anberlin have been a band for 12 years. The rock group formed in central Florida in 2002 and have released six innovative and sincere albums that have affected fans in deeply emotional ways. lowborn will be the band’s seventh and final full-length.
“Usually breakups happen quickly and suddenly, an implosion of sorts,” McAlhaney says. “What is unique about the end of Anberlin is that we discussed where people were at in their lives, what that meant for the band, and then made plans for the end on our own terms.” lowborn reflects true artistic freedom for the band, who felt liberated from any sort of expectation or pressure. “I wanted to enjoy the creative process one more time, with no restrictions, no one breathing down my neck for a single,” Christian says. “Just unadulterated creative freedom.”
Check out our photos from their Warped Tour set:
Vans Warped Tour 2014:
7/19 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Tinley Park, IL
7/20 Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN
7/22 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
7/23 Farm Bureau Live Virginia Beach, VA
7/24 Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood Atlanta, GA
7/25 Vinoy Park St. Petersburg, FL
7/26 Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL
7/27 Central Florida Fairgrounds Orlando, FL
7/28 PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte, NC
7/29 Tennessee State Fairgrounds Nashville, TN
7/30 Marcus Amphitheater Milwaukee, WI
7/31 Cricket Wireless Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS
8/2 Utah Stage Fairpark Salt Lake City, UT
8/3 Sports Authority Field At Mile High Denver, CO
The Final Tour:
* More Dates TBA
8/6 Cathouse Glasgow, UK
8/7 Manchester Academy Manchester, UK
8/8 Electric Ballroom London, UK
8/9 Frizon Festival Kumla, Sweden
8/29 Bar Opiniao Porto Alegre, Brazil
8/30 Music Hall Curitiba, Brazil
8/31 Carioca Club Sao Paulo, Brazil
9/3 Metropolis Fremantle, Australia
9/4 The Gov Adelaide, Australia
9/6 The Hifi Brisbane, Australia
9/7 The Roundhouse Sydney, Australia
9/9 The Forum Melbourne, Australia
9/10 170 Russell *NTFP In Its Entirety* Melbourne, Australia
9/12 Tab Singapore, Singapore
9/13 SM Skydome Quezon City, Philippines
11/11 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
11/12 House of Blues Boston, MA
11/13 Irving Plaza New York, NY
11/15 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
11/16 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Anberlin‘s also released song “Hearing Voices,“is being offered as an instant download with all preorders on iTunes. Make sure to visit their social media sites as well.
~ Marisol
Information & Links:
Website: www.anberlin.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/anberlin
Twitter: twitter.com/anberlin
YouTube: www.youtube.com/anberlinmusic