Post-hardcore heavyweights Underoath have already previewed their new album, Voyeurist, with the punishing "Damn Excuses" and more versatile "Hallelujah" and now comes "Pneumonia," a seven-minute, experimental new song inspired by the death of guitarist Tim McTague's father.
"We started writing the song, randomly, on the anniversary of my dad’s death, and to release it exactly a year from that day is wild," said McTague.
"I was in a funk and wanted to make something sad but felt drained. The song ended up becoming an audible journey of death and is called ‘Pneumonia’ because that is what was listed on my dad’s death certificate. It’s also the only song in the history of the band that Spencer and Aaron sat someone down and asked them (me) to help write some of the lyrics, which was truly an honor," he continued."
"Pneumonia" plays out like a hazy, purgatorial dreamscape with passages that feel somber and reflective, aided by droning, post-rock effects and chilling, hushed clean vocals that will transport the listener to an unearthly plane.
Watch the trippy music video for the latest Voyeurist single below and pre-order your copy of the album, out Jan. 14 on Fearless Records, here. Catch the band on their headlining North American tour alongside Every Time I Die and Spiritbox at the dates listed at the bottom of the page.
Feb. 18 - Dallas, Texas @ Southside Ballroom Feb. 19 - Houston, Texas @ Bayou Music Center Feb. 20 - San Antonio, Texas @ The Aztec Theatre Feb. 23 - Phoenix, Ariz. @ The Van Buren Feb. 24 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Wiltern Feb. 25 - Anaheim, Calif. @ House of Blues Feb. 26 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Warfield Feb. 28 - Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox SODO March 01 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ The Vogue Theater March 02 - Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory March 04 - Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Complex March 05 - Denver, Colo. @ The Ogden Theatre March 07 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Fillmore March 08 - Chicago, Ill. @ Radius March 09 - Detroit, Mich. @ The Fillmore March 11 - Toronto, Ontario @ History March 12 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Agora March 13 - Wallingford, Ct. @ The Dome March 14 - Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues March 15 - Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE March 17 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Brooklyn Steel March 18 - Silver Spring, Md. @ The Fillmore March 19 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Fillmore March 20 - Sayreville, N.J. @ Starland Ballroom March 22 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ ICON March 23 - Charlotte, N.C. @ The Fillmore March 25 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Tabernacle