Rivers Of Nihil is streaming their new single “Water & Time” alongside a music video by Allison Woest for My Good Eye: Music Visuals. The song also features Rivers Of Nihil collaborator Patrick Corona on saxophone, because at this point is it really a Rivers Of Nihil album without saxophone?
“‘Water & Time’ is a song that we put together before most of the rest of this album,” wrote Rivers Of Nihil guitarist Brody Uttley. “The working title on it was ‘TFF’ meaning ‘Tears For Fears‘ because in a lot of ways I feel like it’s our stab at writing a big chorus style synth laden song much like those kinds of bands.
“Initially it was a song that I wrote out totally on a synthesizer, just as an experiment really, not thinking it would be a Rivers song. However, when I heard the main melody back, I knew we were on to something cool, so we filled out the song with ‘metal band stuff’ to get what you hear in the final version.”
Rivers Of Nihil – currently founding bassist and vocalist Adam Biggs and guitarist Brody Uttley alongside drummer Jared Klein and guitarist Andy Thomas – will release their self-titled effort on May 30.
Rivers Of Nihil was produced by Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. On the decision to name the record after themselves, Uttley elaborated: “[This album] deserves the ‘self-titled’ treatment. I feel like these songs are the perfect blend of all our albums, with all the fat cut away.
“There are more technical songs that call back to The Conscious Seed of Light and Monarchy sound, but with a more mature understanding of how to pace a song. There’s a fair bit of the Owls and The Work-type experimental stuff, but with a more refreshed perspective on those styles for the current era of the band.”
Pre-orders for Rivers Of Nihil are available here. Rivers Of Nihil will hit the road this May with Holy Fawn, Inter Arma, and Glacial Tomb as support for their Aggressive Progressive Tour. The tour runs from May 22 in Philadelphia, PA at Underground Arts through June 22 in Toronto, ON at Lees Palace. Get your tickets here.
5/22 Underground Arts Philadelphia, PA
5/23 The Palladium (Upstairs) Worcester, MA
5/24 Rec Room Buffalo, NY
5/25 The King Of Clubs Columbus, OH
5/27 Pike Room @ Crofoot Pontiac, MI
5/28 Reggies Chicago, IL
5/29 The Cabooze Minneapolis, MN
5/30 Bourbon Theater Lincoln, NE
5/31 Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
6/1 Metro Music Hall Salt Lake City, UT
6/3 Rickshaw Theatre Vancouver, BC
6/4 El Corazon Seattle, WA
6/5 Dante’s Portland, OR
6/6 Goldfield Trading Post Roseville, CA
6/7 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA
6/8 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
6/10 Nile Mesa, AZ
6/11 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
6/12 Jake’s Lubbock, TX
6/13 The Rail Ft. Worth, TX
6/14 Come And Take It Live Austin, TX
6/15 Scout Bar Houston, TX
6/17 Basement East Nashville, TN
6/18 Eulogy Asheville, NC
6/19 The Canal Club Richmond, VA
6/20 The Meadows Brooklyn, NY
6/21 Fairmount Theatre Montreal, QC
6/22 Lees Palace Toronto, ON
Source: metalinjection.net
