Gold-selling, billion-streaming rock band BEARTOOTH — Caleb Shomo, vocals; Zach Huston, guitars; Will Deely, guitars; Oshie Bichar, bass; and Connor Denis, drums — released their fifth album The Surface on Friday, October 13 via Red Bull Records. Get it here.
Accompanying the record, the band released an official video for the track, I Was Alive, which Shomo says is “about the fact that none of this lasts forever and we get one ride on this crazy journey we’re on, so we’ve got to give it everything we’ve got.”
Like its predecessors, The Surface is an intensely personal and powerful journey for Shomo, who has never shied away from sharing his demons in his music and with his fans. However, the frontman has turned a corner with a more optimistic outlook and demonstrates exceptional growth as both an artist and a human being through the songs that comprise the album.
“This album is the end of the story of a very important decade of my life and that was my 20s,” the frontman shares. “It’s been very up and down, sometimes more down than up. But as of right now, I have decided that since life is short, I want to focus on the positives. Sometimes all you need is some hard work to show you what you need to do with your life to be happy. Hopefully this album can inspire people to take control of their own lives in any way they desire.”
The album has been one of the most successful of the band’s already impressive career, with the four pre-release tracks accumulating 65 million total streams and ascending the radio charts. Might Love Myself continues to climb and is currently at #8 on Billboard Mainstream Rock National Airplay and #6 on Mediabase Active Rock charts.
Additionally, Beartooth have announced an extensive North American headline tour to precede their EU and UK dates in 202. They’ll hit the road with The Plot In You, Invent Animate, and Sleep Theory from January to March, bringing the new record to over 40 cities across North America. The band will also appear at the 2024 edition of ShipRocked.
“I cannot wait to get back on tour and play a bunch of new songs for a bunch of amazing fans. We get to take out three awesome bands doing great things for the scene. We’re gonna play loud, hot, and fast, and serve up all the new stuff like you’ve never seen before,” says Shomo.
THE SURFACE TRACK LISTING:
01. The Surface
02. Riptide
03. Doubt Me
04. The Better Me (Feat. Hardy)
05. Might Love Myself
06. Sunshine!
07. What’s Killing You
08. Look The Other Way
09. What Are You Waiting For
10. My New Reality
11. I Was Alive
