Poison The Well released the definitive record The Opposite of December… A Season of Separation in December 1999, and it went on to become a benchmark of the genre that has inspired a generation of bands, its influence being indisputable. But the band is not content to rest on the laurels of its past achievements, as mighty as those achievements are. Today, the band announces their first record in sixteen years, Peace In Place, as well as the video for the record’s first single, “Thoroughbreds”, which you can listen to below this article. The song boasts all the hallmarks fans have come to know, love, and expect from Poison the Well — introspective lyrics, urgent riffing, massive breakdowns that cause tectonic plates to shift, and soaring melodies.
“Joining Poison the Well at 18 and chasing music shaped how I approach life,” says singer Jeffrey Moreira. “Coming back 16 years later — unsure if I could still do what I once left behind — only reinforced how strong our bond is and how much this band has given me. I’m grateful to do this again with my friends, and to share a record made with honesty, intention, and connection at its core”. Regarding the new song “Throughbreds” he says, “Beasts of burden are hard to break – not because they’re strong, but because they’re stubborn. ‘Thoroughbreds’ is about realizing that some lifelong bonds don’t fail early; they fail after you believed they were there to stay”. As for the record as a complete body of work, the singer shares. “Peace In Place is probably the most pissed record we’ve ever made. After stepping away from Poison the Well, it felt like all the emotion from that time — frustration, heartache, disappointment — compressed into something heavy and unavoidable. But anger isn’t what drives us. Connection is. Sometimes that connection starts in darker places, and having an outlet for those emotions is how we find our way forward. This record lives across that entire spectrum. It’s about turning something negative into something honest, putting it into the world, and realizing that even in anger, we’re still capable of moving forward, relating to each other, and finding some form of peace—if not happiness, then at least a place to stand.”
Peace In Place will be released on March 20th via SharpTone. Pre-orders are now available here.
Photo credit: Sarai Kelley
