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The Sleeping vocalist Douglas Robinson and bassist Salvatore Mignano have teamed up with Coheed & Cambria drummer Josh Eppard to form the new band Held., and their first single “New You Anthem” features My Chemical Romance‘s Frank Iero on guest vocals. It’s off their debut album Grey, which arrives on May 15 via MNRK Heavy (pre-order). It was produced and mixed by rising producer Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, The Story So Far, Koyo, etc), who Salvatore calls “a creative monster” and “a perfect match for this band.”
Of “New You Anthem,” Douglas says:
I wrote the idea for this song in my room. I was motivated to write something anthemic, not for the sake of being purely anthemic but more or less therapeutic for people who feel down all of the time. I feel this a lot in my life. It’s a heavy vibe I have to push through more times than not. I wanted to write something that encapsulates the feeling of any kind of love as survival. I reference different points of love throughout the song: music, friendship, sound, belief in yourself, and the desire for others to believe in you. It’s subtle but it’s all there: ‘if our infection is loving, then we’re drinking up to the swell of the sun.’ I wrote this as an ode to people who love all elements in their lives with so much passion. Even if you feel yourself beaten and broken down every single day.
About being part of this one, Frank Iero added:
My Chemical Romance played a few shows with The Sleeping on the East Coast way back in the day, and I have always been a fan of Douglas’ voice and songwriting. Recently, when my friend Mike Dubin hit me up and said he was managing Douglas’ new project with Josh from Coheed on drums, another mutual friend, and that they were wondering if I’d be interested in singing on a song, I immediately said yes. It’s always a pleasure getting to work with new people; it opens doors and makes your brain work in different ways. Especially when those people are artists that you respect and are already a fan of. I’m flattered they wanted to have me on the record and I think the track turned out super rad. ‘NEW YOU ANTHEM’ is a great song, and our voices work together really well.
Check out the song and its video (by Bottling Company Films) below.
Tracklist
1. DEFENDING THE EARTH
2. NEW YOU ANTHEM (FT. FRANK IERO)
3. CONSTANT TENSION
4. KNIFEPOINT (FT. HIGH VIS)
5. WAVES OF FIRE
6. GREY
7. I AND I AGAINST YOU ALL
8. THROUGH THE CRACKS
9. BROKEN SPACESUIT (DECAY AND SAND)
10. EMPTINESS: A SIDE EFFECT
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