{"id":2440625,"date":"2019-02-15T08:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/alexisonfire-familar-drugs"},"modified":"2019-02-15T08:03:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T15:03:00","slug":"alexisonfire-just-dropped-their-first-new-music-in-nine-years-announced-a-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/alexisonfire-just-dropped-their-first-new-music-in-nine-years-announced-a-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexisonfire Just Dropped Their First New Music In Nine Years + Announced A Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"excerpt\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a good day to be an Alexisonfire fan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/assets\/uploads\/Photo_2019-01-28,_3_13_28_PM_-_VanessaHeins_SML.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexisonfire<\/strong>\u00a0have dropped their first new music in over nine years, after a series of cryptic teasers earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Frontman George Pettit has shared\u00a0<em>&#8220;&#8216;Familiar Drugs&#8217; is about recognising you need to make a change in your life, being presented with the opportunity to make that change, and then choosing to do the same thing you always do,&#8221;<\/em> frontman George Pettit said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s about something very specific to me but it can be taken literally or interpreted in any number of ways. Most people have something in their lives they can\u2019t quit: substances, unhealthy relationships, lethargy, self righteousness, a job they hate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Familiar Drugs\u00a0is about choosing comfort over self betterment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also candidly shared <em>&#8220;Alexisonfire is better now than we ever were &#8211; both live and in the studio. We\u2019re excited to explore creatively at the helm of a band which at the same time feels very nostalgic and very current.\u00a0Looking forward to whatever happens next.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And as if their first new music in almost a decade wasn&#8217;t enough, they&#8217;ve also announced a series of shows, including a massive headliner at London&#8217;s Alexandra Palace on June 01, 2019. Check out the full list of dates below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01 &#8211; LONDON Alexandra Palace<br \/>08 &#8211; NEW YORK Terminal 5<br \/>13 &#8211; LOS ANGELES The WIltern<br \/>15 &#8211; TORONTO The Budweiser Stage<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out &#8216;Familiar Drugs&#8217; below:<\/strong><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A0SISq_NKFg\" width=\"635\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksound.tv\/news\/read\/alexisonfire-familar-drugs\" target=\"_blank\">via:: Rock Sound News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a good day to be an Alexisonfire fan. Alexisonfire\u00a0have dropped their first new music in over nine years, after a series of cryptic teasers earlier in the week. 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