Astronoid, who release their self-titled sophomore album on Feb. 1 via Blood Music, share a second song from the forthcoming release, debuting âA New Colorâ
“We knew âA New Colorâ would open the record as soon as it was written,â explains Brett Boland. âThe mood of this album is much different than Air. This is the closest Iâve been to wearing my heart on my sleeve. It feels real and true. âA New Colorâ was a pivotal point in the writing process that solidified the direction we wanted to move in and a perfect place to start.”
The band previously shared a video for the new song, âI Dream In Linesâ (https://youtu.be/ngpd38ruqxo). Physical and digital pre-orders of Astronoid, which include instant downloads of both âI Dream In Linesâ and âA New Colorâ, are available now via districtlines.com/Astronoid and blood-music.com/store.
Immediately following the Feb. 1 release of Astronoid, the band returns to the road, joining Between The Buried and Me and Tesseract for a month-long U.S. tour.
Tour dates:
February 8 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
February 12 Wilmington, DE The Queen
February 13 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
February 14 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
February 15 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
February 16 Hampton, NH Wallyâs
February 17 Rochester, NY Anthology
February 19 Cleveland, OH Agora
February 20 Lansing, MI The Loft
February 21 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom
February 22 Des Moines, IA Woolyâs
February 23 Omaha, NE Slowdown
February 24 Boulder, CO Fox Theater
February 26 Reno, NV Cargo
February 27 Fresno, CA Strummerâs
March 1 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse
March 2 Tucson, AZ The Rock
March 4 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos
March 5 Corpus Christi, TX House of Rock
March 7 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
March 8 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
March 9 Greenville, SC The Firmament
March 10 Winston-Salem, NC The Ramkat
March 11 Louisville, KY Diamond Pub Concert Hall
Astronoidâs debut full-length, AIR, was one of the most talked about, and unexpected, releases of 2016. Consequence of Sound, in their year-end best of coverage, said the band âhave taken post-metal to stratospheric new heights.â Noisey said AIR is âthe happiest dream thrash record youâll ever hearâ while numerous outlets including Loudwire, Stereogum, Metal Injection, and Invisible Oranges, championed the young Northeastern four-piece by placing the album on their year-end best of lists. MetalSucks declared the nine-song album âan instant classic.â In the months that followed, the band joined Tesseract, Periphery, Animals As Leaders, Ghost, and Zeal & Ardor for multiple North American tours.
Astronoid is Brett Boland (vocals/guitar), Daniel Schwartz (bass), Casey Aylward (guitar) and Matt St. Jean (drums). The band was formed in 2012, releasing two EPs over the next year: Stargazer and November. AIR, the bandâs debut full-length album, arrived in June of 2016.
