Poison the Well Announce First Album in 17 Years, Unleash Single "Thoroughbreds"

""Joining Poison the Well at 18 and chasing music shaped how I approach life," Moreira said. "Coming back 16 years later - unsure if I could still do what I once left behind - only reinforced how strong our bond is and how much this band has given me. I'm grateful to do this again with my friends, and to share a record made with honesty, intention and connection at its core.""

""After stepping away from Poison the Well, it felt like all the emotion from that time - frustration, heartache, disappointment - compressed into something heavy and unavoidable," Moreira added. "But anger isn't what drives us. Connection is. Sometimes that connection starts in darker places, and having an outlet for those emotions is how we find our way forward. This record lives across that entire spectrum. It's about turning something negative into something honest, putting it into the world, and realizing that""

Poison the Well will release Peace in Place on March 20 via SharpTone Records, their first album in 17 years. The band issued "Thoroughbreds," a three-and-a-half-minute hardcore-leaning single built on a staccato riff and gruff, unrestrained vocals. The song frames lifelong bonds as beasts of burden that fail after seeming permanent. A comeback single, "Trembling Level," arrived about a year earlier. The band will tour in 2025, marking the first dates since a short East Coast run in 2021. The album spans anger, frustration, heartache and connection, aiming to turn negative emotions into honest, intentional music made with friends.

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