MASTODON have released a new single!
The new track, Your Ghost Again, marks the band’s first new music since 2021 and serves as a preview of their forthcoming full-length album, currently in the works and set to follow Hushed And Grim.
The track sees the band channeling a period of personal loss and upheaval into one of their most emotionally charged compositions to date, blending crushing heaviness with melodic depth. Produced by Patrik Berger and Kurt Ballou, and mixed by Andrew Scheps, the single showcases the band’s signature dynamic interplay, with Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor sharing vocal duties alongside the guitar work of Bill Kelliher and new guitarist Nick Johnston, with additional textures from keyboardist João Nogueira.
Speaking about the new track, drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor shares, “for me, Your Ghost Again is about when you lose somebody that’s close to you that you existed with for most of your life—or your whole life. It’s those moments when you’re in those familiar places that you’ve always been with that person, and then, after they’re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it makes you sad because they’re not there. When we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent. I’d see him on my right holding the guitar because that’s where he’d usually be. It’s the same with my mom: I keep seeing her. And you get a little jolt of excitement because you think you’re actually seeing them, but then you remember they’re not here and it takes you down a notch. So, it’s these big relationships for me that became the subject matter of the song. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”
Watch the official visual for Your Ghost Again here:
In addition, the band have announced The Poisonous Weapons Tour, a North American run with support from DEAFHEAVEN and ALCEST, kicking off later this year.
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