Vancouver band By A Thread have returned with new single “Tempest,” the track is off band’s forthcoming album Mirrored Life, their first new release in 14 years, dropping September 12th via Spartan Records (The Van Pelt, Traindodge, Florida Man). “Tempest” reflects on grief and loss, The video for was shot and edited by Ryan Dolejsi, captures the song through gripping black and white visuals and performance shots. Mirrored Life was self-produced by the band, recorded by Stuart McKillop at Raincity Recorders, and mixed by John Franco.

By A Thread arrived on the Vancouver scene in 1999, with Last of the Daydreams (Revelation Records). In 2011, after a stretch of relative quiet and lineup shifts, the band released their self-titled second full-length. Written and recorded years earlier, that album was delayed by assorted complications, and its eventual arrival served as both reintroduction and evolution. After stepping away once again, core songwriters Sean Lande and John Franco regrouped during the pandemic with drummer Gabe Mantle (Gob), writing and recording Mirrored Life; bassist Carl McBeath joined later.

From the start, the band knew they wanted Mirrored Life to revisit their early fire while fully embracing their growth. “This is essentially an anti-pop record,” Franco explains. “It’s meant to feel heavy.”

Lande expands:

“As we get older I do see people lose some of their fire and empathy. That hasn’t happened to me yet. I do hope I have better ways to deal with difficult things, and music is one of them. We’ve also experienced the death of people very dear to us. Speaking about these things is cathartic and brings more meaning to our music. We came from punk and hardcore and we still feel passionate about our inner and outer worlds.”

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