Code Orange announces new album, above, arriving September 29 via Blue Grape Music. Ahead of its release, the Pittsburgh band released “Take Shape,” a single starring Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan.
The album marks Code Orange’s 2020 follow-up Down. The new album is self-produced by band members Jami Morgan and Eric “Shade” Balderose, with engineering by Steve Albini (Nirvana).
“Take Shape” follows up the singles “Grooming My Replacement” and “The Game” released earlier this year. While Morgan serves as lead vocals throughout the song, Colgan’s distinctive voice can be heard around 2:40 in the music video below.
Max Moore (Vein.FM, Knocked Loose, Coheed and Cambria) co-directed the video with Morgan, marking the singer’s directorial debut.
“I’ve spent about a year and a half working on the concept for this and other videos. I’m so thankful to be able to sit under the learning tree of Max Moore and our DP Eric Robbins,” Morgan said in a statement. said in a statement. “They involved me in every minute of the process from recruiting, to scouting, all the way to the final coloring. It was a revelation to go so deep, and I found new love along the way. I’m very proud of the result.”
talking about above Overall, Morgan commented: “We wanted this album to blow you away with melody, aggression, and joy, but just as importantly, the more you look, the more you’re rewarded. A sense of being rooted in the ‘analog’ world, but tying things together through cues from digital reality.”
He added, “We wanted the sound and even the recording process itself to reflect this edict, so we hired Steve Albini from Electrical Audio to get the most authentic, raw version of the band, and even record all of us in one room at the same time. Voice.” For the first time in our careers. “
As of now, Code Orange has been booked to play a number of music festivals in the coming months, including Rocklahoma, Louder Than Life, and Riot Fest. Tickets for some performances can be purchased here.
above Reservations are available here. Watch the “Take Shape” video and check out the album art and track listing below.
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above Track list:
01. Never separate
02. Theater of Cruelty
03. Taking Shape (feat. Billy Corgan)
04. The mask of sanity
05. Mirror
06. A drone that opted out of the hive
07. I fly
08. Soul Split
09. Games
10. Develop my replacement
11. Snapshot
12. Circle
13. But a dream…
14. above
