The Amity Affliction is set to release their highly anticipated album, Not Without My Ghosts, next month. The band has already released several singles, hinting that this album will be their heaviest yet. In anticipation of the May 12th release, the band has shared the album’s title track, “Not Without My Ghosts ft. phem,” along with an official music video.
The song features phem, an LA-based alt-pop artist, and according to The Amity Affliction’s frontman Joel Birch, it explores the idea that one cannot move through life without carrying the ghosts of their past with them, and how these ghosts can take on various forms.
This October, The Amity Affliction will embark on a national tour in support of the album, with shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Perth. For tickets and more information click HERE.
“Not Without My Ghosts ft. Phem” is the fourth single lifted from the record, following “It’s Hell Down Here”, “I See Dead People”and “Show Me Your God”. Self-produced at Grove Studios in New South Wales, the band say the album “mostly deals with the paradox of not wanting to be alive, and yet needing to stay here, while also mourning the loss of friends and trying to use the music as catharsis.” Pre-save / pre-order Not Without My Ghosts HERE and listen to “Not Without My Ghosts ft. Phem” HERE. Purchase the Maniacs exclusive tee HERE.
Last year, The Amity Affliction sold out a national headline tour in support of their previous album Everyone Loves You…Once You Leave Them, closing out the year with appearances at Good Things Festival. In 2021, the band released a trio of singles – “Like Love”, “Give Up The Ghost”, and “Somewhere Beyond The Blue”.
Over the last nearly 20 years The Amity Affliction has garnered millions of fans who deeply resonate with the band, driving both streams and kudos for the lineup. Four records in a row—2012’s Chasing Ghosts; Let the Ocean Take Me (2014); This Could Be Heartbreak (2016); and Misery (2018), debuted at #1 on Australia’s ARIA Charts. In the U.S., Let The Ocean Take Me and This Could Be Heartbreak both debuted in the top 30 Billboard Top 200, while Misery elevated the band to new critical heights, helping the band reach a total stream tally that has surpassed a billion.
‘NOT WITHOUT MY GHOSTS’ NATIONAL TOUR
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS SILVERSTEIN, EARTH CALLER, WINNERZ CIRCLE
Thu 19 Oct – Fortitude Music Hall – Brisbane, QLD
Sat 21 Oct– Hordern Pavilion – Sydney, NSW
Tue 24 Oct – Hindley Street Music Hall – Adelaide, SA
Thu 26 Oct – The Forum – Melbourne, VIC
Sat 28 Oct – Metro City – Perth, WA
