Deafheaven have shared details of their new album, Lonely People With Power, set for release March 28 via their new label home, Roadrunner Records, which they’ve formally announced today. The band have also shared the album’s first single “Magnolia,” which is available today on all streaming platforms and is joined by an official music video directed by Sean Stout.
Stream the track here, and watch the video below.
Recorded with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen (St. Vincent, M83) and mixed by Zach Weeks of GodCity Studio, Lonely People With Power follows Deafheaven’s 2021 studio album, Infinite Granite, which saw the Grammy-nominated band charting new ground and expanding stylistic boundaries. On Lonely People With Power, Deafheaven again confound expectations, piling element on element, and towering towards the sky with their most ambitious release yet. Tracked at EastWest Studios, Lonely People With Power includes additional vocal contributions from Jae Matthews of Boy Harsher and Paul Banks of Interpol.
Lonely People With Power is available for pre-order / pre-save today, with a 2x LP deluxe edition and several limited edition vinyl color variants available in Deafheaven’s store.
Tracklisting:
“Incidental I”
“Doberman”
“Magnolia”
“The Garden Route”
“Heathen”
“Amethyst”
“Incidental II” (feat. Jae Matthews)
“Revelator”
“Body Behavior”
“Incidental III”
“Winona”
“The Marvelous Orange Tree”
“Magnolia” video:
Originally formed in San Francisco, Deafheaven is comprised of vocalist George Clarke, guitarists Kerry McCoy and Shiv Mehra, bassist Christopher Johnson, and drummer Daniel Tracy. The band gained widespread acclaim for their groundbreaking 2013 album Sunbather, which redefined the margins of heavy music, earning esteemed spots at various media outlets. Deafheaven again challenged genre conventions on 2015’s New Bermuda earning widespread acclaim, while their 2018 LP Ordinary Corrupt Human Love garnered the band their first-ever Grammy nomination in the “Best Metal Performance” field. Always moving forward, the band’s 2021 album Infinite Granite continued their evolution and galvanized with a refinement pointed at lusher textures and lilting melodies. Revered for their transcendental live shows, Deafheaven have toured the world over performing at festivals such as Coachella and Primavera Sound, while sharing stages with everyone from Slipknot and Knocked Loose to Chelsea Wolfe and Mono.
(Photo – Nedda Afsari)
