Fairweather have started their next chapter with their new single, “Untethered“, their first new music since their self-titled album in 2014. The new single is taken from the band’s upcoming EP, Deluge, set for release June 24th on long-time label home Equal Vision Records.
“Untethered” is a six and a half-minute long song boasting a powerful mix of post-rock and alternative, a clear shift from the band’s punk-centered past. Jay Littleton’s vocals glitter above the pummeling pace, almost untouched by the tumult below him. The video, which can be seen now below, captures an extraordinary studio-performance from the band that is sure to have fans itching for a live show.
Recorded at guitarist Ben Green’s Washington D.C. studio, Ivakota, and partially at vocalist Jay Littleton’s studio in Houston, Deluge is Fairweather’s first new music since their self-titled album in 2014. Rounding out the band’s lineup is guitarist Peter Tsouras, drummer Shane Johnson, and Ben Murphy moves to third guitar as the band welcomes Nick Barkley (Olympia) on bass. Fans can pre-order Deluge now HERE.
Speaking further on the EP and “Untethered”, guitarist Peter Tsouras commented, “As a band, we’ve never been constrained by the need to recreate a previous album. Part of our writing process is finding a way to re-envision our parts without worrying about their sum. In contrast with our last record, which was intended as a collection of straightforward declarations of raw energy, the songs for what would become Deluge were more ornate in their form. As the opening track of the record, Untethered is its standard-bearer. There are discrete lines of melody threading through the dirge-like pace of the song, which we really sought to exploit with the latest iteration of the band. With three guitar players, we wanted to play with the front-to-back depth of these songs – the opening chord structure acts as an introduction for each of us in a way, as three distinct themes enter before the vocals. Lyrically, it is a mourning of something lost, a procession into the unknown. The melodies waver between uplifting and threatening, and the themes of tension and release continue though the nearly 7 minute song. This is the heaviest music we’ve ever written, and yet the most beautiful and harmonically dense. The result is something vast, maybe cinematic, but at times feels intimate, and even fragile.”