The Menzingers will release their new acoustic album From Exile on Sept. 25 via Epitaph Records. The new release is a reimagined, stripped down version of their 2019 album Hello Exile.
From Exile was recorded following The Menzingers’ canceled shows amid the coronavirus pandemic. As Greg Barnett shares, the band recorded the new acoustic album while isolating separately in their homes.
“We would track the songs from our own home studios, share the files via dropbox, and pray it all made sense when pieced back together. Initially, we planned for the album to be similar to our acoustic demo collection ‘On The Possible Past,’ but we quickly found out that this batch of songs benefited from more detailed arrangements. We rewrote, and changed keys and melodies. We blended analog and digital instruments in ways we never had before. We dug through old lyric notebooks and added additional verses. We got our dear friend Kayleigh Goldsworthy to play violin on two songs. No idea was off limits. Hell, I even convinced the band to let me play harmonica on a song (no small feat!). The recording process ran from mid-March till June, and upon completion we sent it over to our dear friend and close collaborator Will Yip to mix and master.”
From Exile arrives digitally on Sept. 25 and vinyl pressings will be available on Nov. 13.
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