OCTOBER FILE Announce New Album; Streaming Lyric Video ‘Heroes Are Welcome’
March 19, 2014, 10 years ago
Candlelight Records has confirmed June 10th as the North American release date for OCTOBER FILE’s The Application Of Loneliness, Ignorance, Misery, Love And Despair: An Introspective Of The Human Condition. It is the fourth full-length studio album from the English post-punk quartet. The album was recorded at London’s Orgone Studios (GHOST, ELECTRIC WIZARD, GUAPO, Ulver) and produced by Jaime Gomez Arellano (CATHEDRAL, ANGEL WITCH, GATES OF SLUMBER).
The band has also premiered the album’s lead single ‘Heroes Are Welcome’. A special lyric video, created by 12 Inch Media’s Craig Gowans (BLEED FROM WITHIN), spotlights the outspoken band’s always jeering lyrics.
Recording of the album took place in the early weeks of the New Year. The band made decisive changes to both their writing approach and studio location. “We were keen to trying something new,” says bassist Steve Beatty. “We had recorded everything at the Outhouse in Reading but really felt it was time to try something new. We had heard some recordings from there and liked the way Jaime did things – all live, no samples.”
“It’s the first time we ever wrote anything with a pre-conceived idea,” continues Beatty. “The ideas of each individual track were discussed and music written to fit them. Usually we have musical ideas and put them together whilst Ben (Hollyer, vocals) wrote as the track fermented. This time it was different. It was for sure more of a challenge but it was good for us. We were made to work harder, especially Ben. He has written his best lyrics and pushed his voice into new directions.”
The Application Of Loneliness, Ignorance, Misery, Love And Despair: An Introspective Of The Human Condition tracklisting:
‘I Fuck The Day’
‘Heroes Are Welcome’
‘Reinvention’
‘The Water’
‘Elation’
‘Upon Reflection’
‘Where The Clouds Meet The Horizon’
‘All Rise All Fail’
‘To Be Watched Upon’
