These New South Whales return to announce fourth album, GODSPEED

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"GODSPEED" is rich with the exposition of personal autonomy. “The choice is yours! Godspeed!” This motto comes from vocalist Jamie Timony’s own groupthink experience.

Speaking of the title track, he shares, “I, like many artists, don’t particularly like to prescribe the meaning of any song. But for me personally, the lyrics to ‘GODSPEED’ were drawn from my experience of how joyous it felt to leave Alcoholics Anonymous after nine years inside of it. When you land in AA, they tell you you’re terminally ill. They say you’ve got a “disease” that only a spiritual experience can fix – and that you’ll never fully recover. Sure – but what if people were just told the truth? That they do have the capacity to make different choices? That they’re not broken, not diseased, not doomed unless they become lifelong spiritual messengers of the 12 steps?"

“GODSPEED is about coming home to yourself, living on your own terms, reclaiming and celebrating your autonomy, and trusting your own intuition,” says singer Jamie Timony. “It’s about freedom, self-reliance, and rejecting groupthink and false authority. Now more than ever, it’s vital to separate truth from lies, to stand up to power no matter its size – and to do it with love in our hearts, not hate, which isn’t always easy! Godspeed!”

The album was made in partnership with producer Ben Greenberg (Depeche Mode, Drab Majesty, Show Me The Body), who shares: "The GODSPEED sessions were a blast," Greenberg shares. "The guys came in with real purpose and commitment to push themselves every step of the way. That intensity translated directly into the recordings, and I think you can really hear it in every track. It was a special experience."

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