Burlington post-hardcore lifers Silverstein are just about to start their 10th anniversary trip celebrating Discovering the Waterfront, but the band will bring themselves back to modern times this spring via the release of their next proper LP. The set has been dubbed I Am Alive in Everything I Touch, and it arrives May 19 through New Damage/Rise Records.
As previously reported, this will be Silverstein's debut for the imprints. The 12-song set was tracked at Toronto's Metal Works studio with producer Jordan Valeriote (Skynet, Horizons), and a press release explains that it takes on a globally minded theme. The record is split up into four sections — "Borealis" (North), "Austeralis" (South), "Zephyrus" (West) and "Eurus" (East) — with each track being set in a different city or region. Tying the concept together, field recordings captured at each location have also been threaded into the arrangements.
"All the city clips we recorded, the transitions, and making sure the concept really worked and told this story of loneliness despite being surrounded by so much excitement," frontman Shane Told said in a statement. "As much as I've put myself out there over all the records we've done, there's something more real about this one. At times I almost stopped myself and said, is this going too far? Am I going to say something I'm going to regret? And after taking a step back and a few breaks from writing, I decided I needed to do this."
The band have premiered the first, pun-fully titled single "A Midwestern State of Emergency" in a music video. You'll find the clip, as well as I Am Alive in Everything I Touch's tracklisting and their upcoming tour dates, down below.
I Am Alive in Everything I Touch:
i. Borealis:
1. Toronto (abridged)
2. A Midwestern State of Emergency
3. Face of the Earth
ii. Austeralis:
4. Heaven, Hell and Purgatory
5. Buried at Sea
6. Late on 6th
iii. Zephyrus:
7. Milestone
8. The Continual Condition
9. Desert Nights
iv. Eurus:
10. In the Dark
11. Je Me Souviens
12. Toronto (unabridged)
Tour dates:
01/15 London, ON - London Music Hall #
01/16 Detroit, MI - Crofoot #
01/17 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge #
01/18 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights #
01/20 Winnipeg, MB - Garrick #
01/21 Saskatoon, SK - O'Brian's Event Center #
01/22 Edmonton, AB - Union Hall #
01/23 Calgary, AB - The Gateway #
01/24 Vancouver, BC - Tom Lee #
01/25 Seattle, WA - El Corazon #
01/26 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #
01/28 Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades #
01/29 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues #
01/30 West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues #
01/31 San Diego, CA - House of Blues #
02/02 Phoenix, AZ - The Nile #
02/03 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues #
02/04 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory #
02/05 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound #
02/06 Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall*
02/07 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater*
02/08 Dallas, TX - The Door*
02/10 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit*
02/11 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live*
02/13 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live*
02/14 Orlando, FL - The Beacham*
02/15 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade*
02/17 Greensboro, NC - Cone Denim Entertainment Center*
02/18 Norfolk, VA - Norva*
02/19 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage*
02/20 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
02/21 New York, NY - Webster Hall*
02/22 Worcester, MA - Palladium #
02/24 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's #
02/25 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues #
02/26 Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall #
02/28 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall #
# with Beartooth, Hands Like Houses, Major League, My Iron Lung
* with Hands Like Houses, Major League, My Iron Lung
As previously reported, this will be Silverstein's debut for the imprints. The 12-song set was tracked at Toronto's Metal Works studio with producer Jordan Valeriote (Skynet, Horizons), and a press release explains that it takes on a globally minded theme. The record is split up into four sections — "Borealis" (North), "Austeralis" (South), "Zephyrus" (West) and "Eurus" (East) — with each track being set in a different city or region. Tying the concept together, field recordings captured at each location have also been threaded into the arrangements.
"All the city clips we recorded, the transitions, and making sure the concept really worked and told this story of loneliness despite being surrounded by so much excitement," frontman Shane Told said in a statement. "As much as I've put myself out there over all the records we've done, there's something more real about this one. At times I almost stopped myself and said, is this going too far? Am I going to say something I'm going to regret? And after taking a step back and a few breaks from writing, I decided I needed to do this."
The band have premiered the first, pun-fully titled single "A Midwestern State of Emergency" in a music video. You'll find the clip, as well as I Am Alive in Everything I Touch's tracklisting and their upcoming tour dates, down below.
I Am Alive in Everything I Touch:
i. Borealis:
1. Toronto (abridged)
2. A Midwestern State of Emergency
3. Face of the Earth
ii. Austeralis:
4. Heaven, Hell and Purgatory
5. Buried at Sea
6. Late on 6th
iii. Zephyrus:
7. Milestone
8. The Continual Condition
9. Desert Nights
iv. Eurus:
10. In the Dark
11. Je Me Souviens
12. Toronto (unabridged)
Tour dates:
01/15 London, ON - London Music Hall #
01/16 Detroit, MI - Crofoot #
01/17 Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge #
01/18 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights #
01/20 Winnipeg, MB - Garrick #
01/21 Saskatoon, SK - O'Brian's Event Center #
01/22 Edmonton, AB - Union Hall #
01/23 Calgary, AB - The Gateway #
01/24 Vancouver, BC - Tom Lee #
01/25 Seattle, WA - El Corazon #
01/26 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #
01/28 Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades #
01/29 Anaheim, CA - House of Blues #
01/30 West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues #
01/31 San Diego, CA - House of Blues #
02/02 Phoenix, AZ - The Nile #
02/03 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues #
02/04 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory #
02/05 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound #
02/06 Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall*
02/07 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater*
02/08 Dallas, TX - The Door*
02/10 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit*
02/11 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live*
02/13 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live*
02/14 Orlando, FL - The Beacham*
02/15 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade*
02/17 Greensboro, NC - Cone Denim Entertainment Center*
02/18 Norfolk, VA - Norva*
02/19 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage*
02/20 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer*
02/21 New York, NY - Webster Hall*
02/22 Worcester, MA - Palladium #
02/24 Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's #
02/25 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues #
02/26 Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall #
02/28 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall #
# with Beartooth, Hands Like Houses, Major League, My Iron Lung
* with Hands Like Houses, Major League, My Iron Lung