New Jersey’s volatile, avant-garde rock band Thursday have entered the studio to record their sixth studio album and follow-up to 2009’s critically acclaimed release, Common Existence.
The band will spend the next few months recording at Tarbox Road Studios in Fredonia, NY with Common Existence and A City by the Light Divided producer Dave Fridmann (MGMT, The Flaming Lips, Mogwai) and plan to release the new album in spring 2011.
“We’ve worked with Dave Fridmann before, but this is definitely the most we’ve ever clicked with him,” says singer Geoff Rickly. “In style, this record feels like a radical departure from our earlier records but in substance it feels like a return. The songs are more vulnerable than they’ve been in a long time. Some of the song titles include “A Darker Forest” and “Little Sparks Against the Sun”… It’s very atmospheric and mood oriented so far.”
Formed in the basements of New Brunswick in 1997, Thursday helped usher in a new style of post-hardcore with the release of their debut album Waiting and 2001’s groundbreaking, fan-coveted Full Collapse. Over the last decade, the band has released the essential albums War All the Time, A City by the Light Divided and Common Existence, influencing bands and recruiting fans from around the world with their signature style of innovative, melodic-hardcore infused rock. Thursday continues to break ground and grow with each release by constantly pushing their boundaries and exploring the depths of their brooding sound.
Groundbreaking lords of hardcore-metal Converge have announced a headlining spring tour in support of 2009’s critically heralded masterpiece, Axe To Fall. In an epic kick off, the band has invited labelmates and friends Thursday, who are currently out supporting their 2009 release Common Existence, to join them on the road for the first week of the tour. Converge will be joined by supporting acts Coalesce, Harvey Milk, Gaza, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts and Black Breath on various dates throughout the rest of the tour (see tour routing below). Tickets are on sale now.
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One of Epitaph’s newest artists, Frank Turner sat down with another n00b to the epitaph family, Geoff Rickly from the very influential, NJ post-hardcore band Thursday.
Thursday’s currently out on the ‘Common Existence’ tour with the Fall of Troy. Check below for dates and don’t forget to pick up the deluxe version of ‘Common Existence’ on iTunes, featuring 5 previously unreleased tracks!
Head over to iTunes to grab your Thursday, Common Existence digital deluxe album for a low price of $12.99! You will receive 4 new songs and an Innerpartysystem remix of “Circuits of Fever” along with the video for “Resuscitation of a Dead Man.” Support a very influential, hardworking amazing band from Jersey called, Thursday!
New Jersey post-hardcore innovators Thursdayhave announced their headlining fall US tour in support of their critically acclaimed new album Common Existence. The band will cross the country over Sept and Oct with experimental prog-group The Fall of Troy in main support and select dates with noise-rockers Young Widows and prog-rock band The Dear Hunter. Ticket pre-sales will be offered through Thursday’s Doves Clubat Artist Arena beginning July 30; public on-sales will begin August 7.
After a stellar run headlining the spring Taste of Chaos tour and a brief tour in Europe, Thursday return to the states brandishing their vigorous, must-see live set for fans once again. The band’s highly anticipated new album, Common Existence, has been embraced by both hardcore fans and critics alike. Described as “a monster rebirth” (Revolver), “the band’s densest, most accomplished album to date” (AV Club), “the metaphorical cherry on top of a continually solid creative output” (Alternative Press) and “the band’s finest effort” (Metromix.com), Common Existence has cemented itself as one of the year’s best rock releases.
Thanks to Shockhound for posting this cool interview with Tom Keeley and Geoff Rickly from Thursday.
Tom Keeley and Geoff Rickly talk about how jazz has influenced their music, making the Common Existence album with producer Dave Fridmann, and why bad (or even good) reviews are ultimately meaningless.
Check out this really awesome interview with Geoff Rickly from Thursday! He talks about their new album Common Existence, why they’re still making music, and what Thursday is all about. He has a lot of interesting things to say about the industry and scene, it’s a good watch.
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