{"id":2142152,"date":"2025-11-08T02:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T02:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2142152"},"modified":"2025-11-08T02:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T02:37:41","slug":"shudder-to-think-return-with-first-new-music-in-nearly-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/shudder-to-think-return-with-first-new-music-in-nearly-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Shudder To Think Return With First New Music In Nearly 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Influential Washington D.C. post-hardcore innovators Shudder To Think have re-emerged with their first new material in close to three decades, unleashing the new tracks Thirst Walk and Playback as they resume their long-awaited reunion tour across the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SHUDDER TO THINK - THIRST WALK\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kS1xzZbAWKc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The return marks a major moment for one of the most adventurous bands to rise from the American alternative scene of the late 80s and 90s. Shudder To Think last released new music in the late 90s before pivoting into film and television scoring, transforming frontman Craig Wedren and guitarist Nathan Larson into acclaimed composers. Their music has since appeared across influential productions including Yellowjackets, Wet Hot American Summer, Our Idiot Brother and High Fidelity, cementing the band\u2019s legacy well beyond the rock world.<\/p>\n<p>Now, after reigniting the stage with sold-out East Coast shows and surprise Los Angeles appearances earlier this year, Shudder To Think have captured that spark on record again. Thirst Walk and Playback draw from the band\u2019s signature experimentation, merging the off-kilter rhythms, shapeshifting melodies and theatrical vocals that originally placed them far outside the grunge-dominated rock landscape of the mid-90s.<\/p>\n<p>Wedren says the band\u2019s return to recording was intentionally raw and instinctive. \u201cThe new songs are the first of a trove of new songs we\u2019re working on together, all of which feel very much like Shudder To Think,\u201d he explains, noting the band kept the process organic at his backyard studio Pink Ape Studios in Los Angeles. Remote overdubs allowed the reunited lineup to build the songs piece-by-piece, just as they once challenged conventions inside Washington D.C.\u2019s underground network.<\/p>\n<p>Shudder To Think\u2019s comeback coincides with renewed interest in their pivotal 1994 album Pony Express Record, released during their period with Epic Records after a run of boundary-pushing titles on Dischord. The record, fuelled by the single X-French Tee Shirt, became a cult touchstone for musicians drawn to its fearless angular arrangements and art-pop sensibilities. It followed formative releases such as Ten-Spot (1990), Funeral At The Movies (1991) and Get Your Goat (1992), each pushing further beyond the hardcore roots first developed when the band formed in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Following 1997\u2019s 50,000 B.C., the members took separate creative paths, but the band\u2019s influence only grew. Everyone from Pearl Jam to Incubus to Deftones has paid tribute to Shudder To Think, and they remain a fixture cited by musicians seeking to break rock conventions rather than follow them.<\/p>\n<p>Their creative chemistry has proven equally durable. The current lineup features Craig Wedren (vocals), Nathan Larson (guitar) and Adam Wade (drums) from the Pony Express Record era, joined by guitarist Clint Walsh and bassist Jherek Bischoff. This configuration has reignited the band\u2019s unpredictable energy, bringing fans both nostalgic and newly curious into packed venues once again.<\/p>\n<p>With Thirst Walk now pressed as a 7\u201d vinyl through Dischord Records and streaming services carrying both tracks, Shudder To Think have resumed their 2025 tour, which continues across the United States West Coast this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shudder To Think Tour Dates<\/strong><br \/>7 November \u2013 Star Theater, Portland, OR<br \/>8 November \u2013 Barboza, Seattle, WA<br \/>10 November \u2013 Brick &amp; Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco, CA<br \/>11 November \u2013 Lodge Room Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA (sold out)<\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Playback\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CX1ml9SyRa4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Stay updated with your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/noise11.us2.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=1e56cb7815aa8da86df874e32&amp;id=434e898772\">Subscribe to Noise11 Music News here<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Be the first to see NOISE11.com\u2019s newest interviews and special features on YouTube. 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