Failure's 'Location Lost': New Album, Tour, & Reboot Success

0:00It's April 30th. You're listening to Music News today. AI-powered music coverage. I'm Corey with The Story. Failure just dropped their seventh album, Location Lost, Last Friday, April 24th. The Alt-Rotrio frontman, Ken Andrews, bassist Greg Edwards, and drummer Kelly Scott formed in the 90s, broke up in 1997 over. Addiction struggles in label drama, then roared back in 2014. That comeback sparked four more records, turning their 96 classic Fantastic Planet into a cult fave with fans like Haley Williams and actor, David Dasmalkian. Earlier this year, Andrews battled a nasty back injury needing surgery right after wrapping their long-awaited documentary every time you lose your. Mine set for 2025. The film ate up time that could have been album work, leaving the band questioning their vibe when they regrouped. But Greg's title idea for Location Lost clicked, pulling them through the stress.

1:01Fans are loving the shift back in 2014, crowds were mostly nostalgic, 90-somethings, but now it's younger folks, 18-30. Shreeming heavy and connecting to the moody cathartic sound, Andrews says it's uplifting in a dark way, resonating with real emotions. Their audience breakdown shows the reboots pulling fresh blood without the old baggage. The album explores new ground, from trip hop intros to art rock edges, while keeping that pensive failure core. Andrews reflects bittersweet on guitarist, Troy Van Leuwen's 96-97 stint cool, to tour with him again in 2015, and heed. Jam Moore if schedules a line, that faithful pair more link? He mixed their self-titled record and got Haley on the rise in skyline, she crushed it with subtle fire. They're hitting North American tours, starting May 2nd in Chicago, wrapping late October in LA with more dates in between. Andrews is scoring a horror flick called sigil now, staying in the studio zone, even as light gets heavier with age.

2:02Failures proving reboots can evolve, keeping the legacy alive and pushing forward.