[Alkaline Trio] News Thread

[Travis646]

Hello,

According to a Rock Sound report, Alkaline Trio have set a title for their forthcoming album and first release through a new partnership with Epitaph Records. The record will be called This Addiction. Co-vocalist Matt Skiba had this to say:

'It is the first song on the record and the title of our new album. The song takes heroin addiction as a metaphor for love. The whole record is really personal, all three of us have been through quite a bit since our last album [2008's 'Agony & Irony'] and it is all expressed through this, all the songs are about the relationships we've been in and so the record has a constant theme.'

The record is expected in 2010. Rumour is the album will be out by the second week of January though this remains unconfirmed.

Source: http://www.punknews.org/article/36208

[m@rc]

it will be out january 12th according to alternative press

[Travis646]

it will be out january 12th according to alternative press

Really? cool! I pretty much like some songs of AT!

[m@rc]

it will be out january 12th according to alternative press

Really? cool! I pretty much like some songs of AT!

seriously they´re sometimes better than blink. they keep their word concerning releasing new songs

[Travis646]

it will be out january 12th according to alternative press

Really? cool! I pretty much like some songs of AT!

seriously they´re sometimes better than blink. they keep their word concerning releasing new songs

haha, yeah, you're right!

[Mikeyy]

awesome, can't wait for this album. some of the lyrics are just unbelievable in alkaline trio songs, cant wait!

[m@rc]

awesome, can't wait for this album. some of the lyrics are just unbelievable in alkaline trio songs, cant wait!

hahha, fuck yeah^^

[m@rc]

so the album is being delayed...it´ll come Feb 23rd
http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/07/alkaline-trio-to-tour-with-cursive-in-support-of-this-addiction/

[Travis646]

txh, i read that, im really excited for 2010! should be a great year!

[m@rc]

txh, i read that, im really excited for 2010! should be a great year!

yeah, for sure, blink, ava, alk3, motion city soundtrack, jimmy eat world,...

[Kerplunk!F]

txh, i read that, im really excited for 2010! should be a great year!

[Giovanni]

Fans have heard Alkaline Trio performing a new track, 'This Addiction,' on their last tour, and now frontman Matt Skiba confirms that it will be the title track to their seventh studio album. Like many of the Chicago punk act's songs, it involves pain, sorrow and a bit of self-loathing.

"It's a metaphor for being addicted to somebody, being in love with them," Skiba tells Spinner. "A lot of times, it has a lot to do with people that get in a routine of being unhappy, like a woman who dates or marries men that beat her or cheat on her."

"It's about a relationship gone bad and, for some reason, you just can't quit it," he adds. "We use the metaphor of being addicted to heroin or any kind of drugs. The reference in the song particularly is to heroin and methadone and trying to kick an addiction, but it's a metaphor for love."

The cheery subject is something Skiba says everyone can relate to. "It's a human condition that I think we all, in one way or another, fall victim to," he says. "It's not to say that people can't be happy or find bliss in a relationship. It's just amazing to me how unhappy most people are and they can't shake it and can't fix it, much like an addiction."

The album, which is due out Feb. 23 via the band's Heart and Skull label partnership with Epitaph, is finished and the Trio are currently finalizing the artwork. The band will also kick off a tour with Omaha rockers Cursive later that month. Dates have yet to be announced.

http://www.spinner.com/2009/12/07/alkaline-trio-to-tour-with-cursive-in-support-of-this-addiction/

[Giovanni]

From AP:

The first batch of bands confirmed for this summer's Warped Tour has been revealed. The list of performers include the All-American Rejects, Alkaline Trio, the Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, Never Shout Never, the Rocket Summer, We The Kings and many more. Check out the complete list below, but remember that more bands announcements are likely still to come.

After Midnight Project
Alkaline Trio
The All-American Rejects
AM Taxi
Anarbor
Andrew W.K.
Artist Vs. Poet
Attack Attack!
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Electric
Bring Me The Horizon
The Cab
Call The Cops
The Casualties
Confide
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Disco Curtis
Emarosa
Emmure
Ace Enders
Enter Shikari
Every Time I Die
Fake Problems
Far From Finished
Fight Fair
Haste The Day
Hey Monday
In Fear and Faith
I See Stars
iwrestledabearonce
NeverShoutNever
Of Mice and Men
Parkway Drive
Pierce The Veil
Polar Bear Club
Reel Big Fish
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
The Rocket Summer
Set Your Goals
Sparks The Rescue
Suicide Silence
The Summer Set
VersaEmerge
We Are The In Crowd
We The Kings
Whitechapel
The Word Alive
You Me at Six

http://www.altpress.com/news/warped2010bands.htm

[Giovanni]

from AP:

With their new album, This Addiction, dropping Feb. 23 via Epitaph/Heart & Skull, what better time for Alkaline Trio to hit the road than mid-February? It's genius! Joining the band will be Cursive, who will be supporting their 2009 album Mama, I'm Swollen. Dates:

Feb 16 - Pomona, CA - Glass House
Feb 17 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
Feb 18 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Ballroom
Feb 19 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Feb 20 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's
Feb 23 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
Feb 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue
Feb 25 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
Feb 26 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
Feb 27 - Chicago, IL - Metro
Feb 28 - Chicago, IL - Metro
March 2 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak
March 3 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
March 4 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
March 5 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo
March 6 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
March 8 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Light
March 9 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
March 11 - Philadelphia, PA - Tracadero
March 12 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
March 13 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland
March 14 - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
March 16 - Towson, MD - Recher Theatre
March 17 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
March 18 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
March 19 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
March 20 - Jacksonville Beach, FL - Freebird Live
March 22 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
March 23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
March 25 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
March 26 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
March 27 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
March 28 - Austin, TX - Emo's
March 30 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
April 1 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
April 2 - Los Angeles - House of Blues

http://www.altpress.com/news/alk3cursivetour.htm

[Travis646]

Haha, they play in Boise, Idaho. I heard they have a cool guitar center there. Great news btw!