The Devil Wears Prada have announced their ninth studio album, Flowers, due out November 14 via Solid State Records. Pre-orders are available now. Alongside the announcement, the band has unveiled a double single, "Where the Flowers Never Grow" and "Wave," offering the first glimpse into the record's emotional core.
"'Where the Flowers Never Grow' is a song about the realization that no matter how good things get from the outside, there is still a place of darkness in our minds… the place where flowers never grow," said The Devil Wears Prada guitarist and clean vocalist Jeremy DePoyster. "The hours spent away from the stage and the bright lights can be a lonely place.
"The lyrics are a reckoning with how you can receive everything you thought you wanted, but you still have to reckon with the intrusive thoughts of emptiness and old wounds that you're trying to find a way to heal. My hope is that anyone who hears the song feels seen, that they're not alone in the darkest corners of their mind, and that we're all trying to find a way forward."
The band has also released a short film, That Same Place Where The Flowers Never Grow, further expanding the themes of the new single.
"Flowers is 20 years into a journey," DePoyster continues. "The highs, the lows, a reckoning with what it means to be a human catapulting through the chaos that life throws at us continually. This is us at our peak, in songwriting, in raw and authentic lyricism and introspection, and a desperate attempt to connect with anyone else who feels the same way that we do."
The release ushers in what promises to be one of the most significant eras of the band's career, with a global touring schedule that will see The Devil Wears Prada playing some of their biggest shows to date.
Fresh off their amphitheater-filling Summer of Loud tour, the band also recently notched a career milestone as their single "For You" became their first-ever track to chart on both the Mediabase and Billboard Active Rock charts. Two decades on, The Devil Wears Prada continue to evolve, reaching new creative heights and cementing their legacy as a vital force in modern heavy music.
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