Photo by Jiro Schneider
With just seven weeks to go before the much-anticipated January 20th release of AFI (The Blood Album), AFI is giving fans another special preview with “Aurelia,” the third track revealed from the upcoming album. Listen to it below.
“Aurelia,” along with previously released songs “Snow Cats” and “White Offerings,” are all available as instant downloads when pre-ordering AFI (The Blood Album) on iTunes or Amazon.
AFI (The Blood Album) is the follow-up to 2013’s Burials, which hit Top 10 on The Billboard 200. Since the release of 1995’s debut album Answer That and Stay Fashionable, AFI has written and recorded five top ten hit singles, hit No. 1 on The Billboard 200 (with the stunning Decemberunderground), garnered worldwide critical acclaim and amassed a fiercely loyal global following whose members number in the millions.
“When we first started the band I didn’t expect to be able to play one show, much less thousands,” says drummer Adam Carson. “I certainly didn’t expect to be releasing our tenth full-length album 20-something years later. There was a point early on, however, when we decided that in order to truly make the band work we had to completely commit to it. So while it’s surreal to still be at 25 years in, it also seems completely normal.”
“Our music has changed considerably since our first album together, but so have we,” adds bassist Hunter Burgan. “Even though it can be challenging, we always strive to push ourselves and create songs that are an authentic expression for that moment in time. AFI (The Blood Album) is no exception. Even on our tenth full-length album, we found new musical territory to explore and new ways to communicate familiar ideas.”
AFI Tour Dates:
January 20, 2017 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour*
January 21, 2017 Oakland, CA Fox Theater*
January 23, 2017 Portland, OR Roseland Theater*
January 24, 2017 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom*
January 25, 2017 Seattle, WA The Showbox*
January 27, 2017 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot*
January 28, 2017 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre*
January 30, 2017 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue*
January 31, 2017 Chicago, IL Riviera Theater*
February 1, 2017 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall*
February 3, 2017 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
February 4, 2017 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club**
February 6, 2017 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer**
February 7, 2017 Washington DC 9:30 Club**
February 8, 2017 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
February 10, 2017 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live**
February 11, 2017 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre**
February 13, 2017 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall
February 14, 2017 Austin, TX Emo’s**
February 15, 2017 Dallas, TX South Side Music Hall**
February 17, 2017 Tempe, AZ The Marquee**
February 18, 2017 Las Vegas, NV The Joint**
February 20, 2017 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park**
February 21, 2017 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park**
*Featuring special guest Chain Gang of 1974
**Feature special guest Nothing
All shows feature Souvenirs as the opener
