The Armed have announced a new album, THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED, out August 1st via Sargent House. The news arrives with the band’s new single “Well Made Play,” described as a grim reflection of a society that mistakes narcissism for self-awareness. The title references the 19th-century “well-made play,” a dramatic form built on clean narratives wrapped up with moral clarity—worlds that bear little resemblance to our own. The track is accompanied by a Christopher Gruse-directed video that offers a blunt, heavy-handed metaphor for the quiet humiliations of modern life. “While we chase distractions and small comforts, we’re pushed into endless competition with each other—often while those with real power take freely, right in front of us.” explains vocalist Tony Wolski. In it, two men beat each other senseless while chained together, fighting for the prize of a jet ski. A band plays, almost unnoticed in the background.

The Armed have also announced 9 exclusive headline dates in support of the album. Spanning from summer to winter cities include Boston, New York City, DC, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Detroit. Support on the tour will include fellow Detroit area brutalists Prostitute.

The album includes appearances by Ken Szymanski, Patrick Shiroishi, Urian Hackney, Kurt Ballou, Troy Van Leeuwen, Meghan O’Neil, Cara Drolshagen, Tony Wolski, Brian Wolski, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Ben Chisholm, Prostitute, Zach Weeks, Mark Guiliana, Kayleigh Goldsworthy, and Derek Coburn.

The armed
The Future Is Now And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed
Sargent House

Well Made Play
Purity Drag
Kingbreaker
Grace Obscure
Broken Mirror ft. Prostitute
Sharp Teeth
I Steal What I Want
Local Millionaire
Gave up
Heathen
A More Perfect Design

The Armed 2025 Tour Dates

8.14 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
8.15 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
8.16 – Washington DC – The Atlantis
9.16 – Seattle, WA – SUBSTATION
9.17 – Portland – Mississippi Studios
9.19 – San Francisco – Rickshaw Stop
9.20 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy Theatre
12.12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
12.13 – Detroit, El Club

pre-order The Future Is Now And Everything Needs To Be Destroyed HERE