Between The Buried And Me Premiere New Single “Absent Thereafter”

Between The Buried And Me's latest single, “Absent Thereafter,” made its online debut earlier today. Clocking in at just under ten and a half minutes, it marks the second song to be released from their upcoming eleventh studio album, The Blue Nowhere, due out on September 12th via InsideOut Music.

Vocalist and keyboardist Tommy Rogers shared some insight into the track, stating:

“To me, ‘Absent Thereafter’ feels like the quintessential BTBAM song – fun, intense, spacy, and still fucking heavy. I like to think it takes the listener on an unexpected journey, with ear candy waiting around every corner. It’s a deeper dive into all of the dynamic places you’re taken within ‘The Blue Nowhere‘!”

Adds bassist Dan Briggs:

“This song moves arrangement-wise in two parts divided by a key change and tonal shift of the chorus, but is ultimately the big fun time bombastic energy of a Van Halen shuffle with Huey Lewis and the News horns going through variations that are sometimes heavily syncopated, sometimes lost in space, and sometimes inspiring you to break out into a do-si-do. Grab your washboard and let’s go!”

The initial leg of touring in support of the new album will see the band performing at the following shows:

Performing “Colors“:

07/30 Istanbul, TUR – IF Performance Hall
08/02 Vienna, AUT – Szene
08/03 Munich, GER – Free & Easy Festival
08/04 Berlin, GER – Hole 44
08/06 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault Festival
08/09 Kortrijk, BEL – Alcatraz
08/10 Utrecht, NET – Pandora
08/11 Tilburg, NET – 013 Next Stage
08/12 Cologne, GER – Luxor
08/15 Compton Martin, UK – ArcTanGent Festival

w/ Hail The Sun & The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die:

09/14 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
09/15 Boston, MA – Royale
09/16 Ottawa, ON – The Bronson
09/18 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
09/19 Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
09/20 Portland, ME – Aura
09/21 Albany, NY – Empire Live

w/ Hail The Sun & Delta Sleep:

09/22 New York, NY – Warsaw
09/23 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
09/25 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
09/26 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
09/27 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
09/29 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
09/30 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
10/01 New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater
10/02 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
10/03 San Antonio, TX – Kill Iconic Fest
10/04 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
10/07 Phoenix, AZ – The Nile Theater
10/08 Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
10/09 Las Vegas, NV – 24 Oxford
10/10 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
10/12 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
10/13 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
10/14 Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
10/16 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
10/17 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
10/19 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
10/20 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
10/21 Bozeman, MT – The ELM
10/22 Missoula, MT – The Wilma
10/24 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
10/25 Wichita, KS – TempleLive
10/26 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
10/27 Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
10/28 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
10/29 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
10/30 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore