Tickets go on sale this Friday November 5th at 10 a.m. Vein.FM and Dogleg are playing all of the stops while Thirdface will join from March 4th through March 14th, and Foxtails from March 16th through the end. So to have something that you have felt down about, be praised, I mean, you can't ask for anything better.Sponsored by our friends at Brooklyn Vegan, the run kicks off March 5th in Oakland and snakes from coast to coast and up into Canada before concluding in Santa Cruz on April 12th. “When I hear people say that this is their favorite record, it honestly makes me feel really, really good because it reminds me that my ears are different from the listeners," Bolm reveals. It's why this record remains incredibly cherished by so many listeners, achieving that legacy it set out for a decade ago. A perfect snapshot of understanding your past and looking towards the future. Is Survived By is a cathartic record about wanting to be heard and understood and how you'll be remembered. Touché Amoré always give the full 100% to the visual medium as it does to the music, and this 10th anniversary reissue is no different. Essays from Balance and Composure's Jon Simmons, Drug Church and Self Defense Family's Patrick Kindlon, producer Brad Wood, and more. The now iconic artwork of the band standing in the shadow of the Los Angeles skyline is vibrant as ever, with 5 expanded colorways featuring a different essay about the album from each band member + a new "wildfire" orange with liner notes containing references to that era. It wouldn't be an official Touché Amoré project without elaborate and immersive packaging courtesy of guitarist Nick Steinhardt. “Everything kicks and everything pumps on this remix and remaster and I feel like 'Wow.' I almost feel like I'm hearing these songs for the first time again." "I do feel a lot better about it," he says. The lessons Bolm has learned over the years were also applied to the remaster. There is a new found sense of brightness throughout the album's twelve tracks without losing any of the character from the original recordings. The Side B tracks may benefit the most - the Interpol influence shines throughout "Kerosene", and the slow burn build on "Non Fiction" is heard with more definition than ever before. Side A favorites like "Just Exist" and "DNA" hit with a new intensity, while the lusciousness within "Harbor" feels more defined. Instead, Bolm's signature vocals flow in unison with Stevens and Steinhardt's creative, thoughtful guitar work, while the stellar rhythm section of Kirby and Babin provide a fervent punch to each song. No longer does Is Survived By feel claustrophobic as if each layer of sound is fighting one another. He found that middle ground to where everything now compliments each other and there’s far more clarity overall." "I've unfortunately been oversharing and vocal about that for a number of years, but when we went to Brad to remix it, the main direction that I gave him was to make this sound more like Stage Four, and I think he killed it. "I've always had a really hard time with the way this record sounds," explains Bolm. So a 10 year anniversary felt like the perfect time to tap Wood and Emily Lazar (the same team behind Stage Four) to remix and remaster Is Survived By. And then when it suddenly had such a positive response, I can't explain how taken aback I was."įor the past decade it's been bittersweet as the band has felt less than satisfied with the record's sound - a result of the band's overthinking and underpreparedness. "When the reviews started to come out for it - for example, Pitchfork was really kind about it - I was shocked," explains Bolm. But most importantly, Is Survived By is beloved by fans new and old. It was also the band's first record to chart on the U.S. Club, The Needle Drop, and more - resulting in the album being 13th highest rated album of 2013 per Metacritic. Is Survived By received critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, The A.V. Produced by the legendary Brad Wood (Sunny Day Real Estate, Liz Phair, mewithoutYou), the recording sessions were a lesson in growth for the Los Angeles quintet - vocalist Jeremy Bolm, guitarists Nick Steinhardt and Clayton Stevens, bassist Tyler Kirby, and drummer Elliot Babin - as the band transformed from a group of individuals who play hardcore songs to the established headlining act that Touché Amoré is today. Released 10 years ago on September 24th, 2013 via Deathwish Inc., Is Survived By tackles the complicated nature of leaving a lasting legacy and the uncertainty that surrounds that ultimately resulting in a record about learning to find the validation and love within one’s self. It's not hyperbole to state that Touché Amoré's third album Is Survived By is the band's most pivotal album.
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