The Ballroom Thieves have announced that they will return with new albums Clouds on July 15 via Nettwerk and with that announcement they have shared their new single “Worldender.”
The track sees the band’s approach of emotionally dense songs transported from their folk sound to something much more atmospheric and grandiose, with a bigger scope that seems like the natural evolution for the duo.
About the track, the band explained that it was written about a trip from Washington State to Los Angeles during devastating wildfires that stretched from Canada to Mexico.
The duo adds:
In the fall of 2019, we finished a west coast tour in Seattle, waved goodbye to our band and crew as they flew back home, and started driving back to LA to return the rental van and gear. Even though we had spent weeks driving up the same coast, we were excited to have the freedom to explore parts of the region that a full schedule of shows wouldn’t usually allow us to visit. Unfortunately, our drive coincided with forest fires that had broken out all along the west coast. It was a somber look at the lack of care we’ve shown to the Earth. ‘Worldender’ is the story of that trip
Enjoy a listen to “Worldender” now below.
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