Seether
Feb 28, 2011
Holding On The Strings Better Left to Fray is the fifth studio album by Seether to be released May 17th via Wind-up Records. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien.
The first single, "Country Song," will be available through iTunes on March 8th. The song arrives March 7th on PlayMPE and impacts Alternative on March 15th.
Seether bassist Dale Stewart revealed what the band wants to accomplish with that all-important first single: "We just don't want to release a song that's gonna sound the same. We want a song that's gonna come out and be like, 'Who's that? Oh, that's the new Seether single!' We want to at least have people kind of guessing a little bit. We're all really excited about the material and I think we're all really excited about releasing this album."
"I think with this next album, the whole experience has been more about all of us contributing," says drummer, John Humphrey. "It sounds much more like a unified band. I'm excited for people to hear it."
As for the album's titled, McLawhorn joked that it was only fitting that the album have a long title considering the band's last album, Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces, also had a rather long title. "Yeah, the next one's gonna be even longer!" says McLawhorn. "("Holding Onto Strings...) is actually a lyric from an important song on that album," adds Humphrey.
As for the sound of the album, Stewart says "I think all of our stuff, you can definitely tell it's us. It's not night and day. We still have that signature sound. When we spoke about the last album, we thought that was the best one that Seether have done ... up until then. There was a lot of pressure on us to get a little bit better again, but I think we have on this one."
Seether are set to do a little globe trotting in 2011 in support of their new record.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
- April 1st in Fort Myers, FL @ City of Palms Park
- April 2nd in Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
- April 15th in Baltimore, MD @ Ram?s Head Live
- April 16th in Richmond, VA @ Richmond Raceway Complex
- April 17th in Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
- April 19th in Knoxville, TN @ Valarium
- April 20th in Lexington, KY @ Buster?s Billiards and Backroom
- April 22nd in Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
- April 23rd in Little Rock, AR @ Arkansas State Fairgrounds
- April 25th in Amarillo, TX @ Midnight Rodeo
- April 26th in Lubbock, TX @ The Pavilion
- April 27th in Odessa, TX @ Dos Amigos
- April 29th in San Antonio, TX @ Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre
- April 30th in Frisco, TX @ Pizza Hut Park
- May 1st in Spring, TX @ Cynthia W. Mitchell Pavilion
- May 3rd in New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
- May 7th in Charlotte, NC @ Carolina Rebellion @ The Metrolina Expo
- May 8th in Jacksonville, FL @ Metropolitan Park
- May 10th in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
- May 11th in South Bend, IN @ Club Fever
- May 13th in Council Buffs, IA @ Westfair Amphitheatre
- May 14th in Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
- May 15th in Indianola, IA @ National Balloon Classic Field
- May 20th in Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theatre
- May 21st in Washington, DC @ RFK Stadium
- May 22nd in Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
- May 27th in Cleveland, OH @ Nautica Stage
- May 28th in Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
- May 29th in Pryor, OK @ Rocklahoma Festival
- July 16th in Cadott, WI @ Chippewa Valley Rock Fest
