Carriers announces Every Time I Feel Afraid, their debut album for Brassland (This Is The Kit, Bartees Strange) will drop on May 2nd. The record touches on the realities and hardships of a life spent running down a dream; a cosmic swirl of heartland hallucinations, motorik Americana, and plainspoken poeticism in the vein of Tom Petty or Amen Dunes.” Carriers is the project of Ohio artist Curt Kiser.

Along with the album news, Carriers have shared “Blurry Eyes,” the track is the follow-up to previous single “Sometimes.” Featuring contributions from Bryan Devendorf (The National), Dave Hartley (The War On Drugs), Ben Lanz (Beirut, The National, Sufjan Stevens), and Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Glenn Hansard, Gaslight Anthem), it’s a song about mustering the belief to overcome doubt, hesitation, and uncertainty.

Speaking on today’s single, Kiser says: “I wrote ‘Blurry Eyes’ right before the first live stream show I did on Instagram during the pandemic. What a wild thing that kept us all together while the world was shut down. It was a hard but also an incredibly special time to refocus on what really matters in life.”

He continues: “Right now is a weird time to be putting out music and promoting myself, but I’m grateful to share art during such a heavy time. I hope the songs find people when they need it most, and that they can provide some kind of solace — whether an escape from the situation, some magic in the atmosphere, or maybe a lyric to help them process what’s going on.”

Carriers has opened up for Big Thief and Damien Jurado and, in summer 2024, toured with Band Of Horses and Fruit Bats. Sharon Van Etten listed Carriers in the “Recommended Listening” section of the liner notes for her 2019 LP Remind Me Tomorrow.

Pre-order Every Time I Feel Afraid by Carriers HERE