Last week, SofaBurn and Double Helix Records announced a partnership for the release of a new record, A Still Life Revisited, from Philadelphia power-poppers The Tisburys in April.
Today, the band shares its new single and video for “Forever.” Watch the official video below.
“I wrote ‘Forever’ slowly over a long period of time, so it feels like it came from several different parts of my brain,” says lead vocalist/guitarist Tyler Asay. “We also took a while to build the arrangement and re-wrote it several times but eventually it just clicked into place. It was originally titled ‘Born Yesterday’ but another Philly band I love released a song called that in the last few years so I retitled it out of honor.
“I love how all the pieces of the song work together; the guitars bounce off the bass, the synth helps build the chords,” he adds. “It’s probably the closest song to ‘power pop’ that we actually have. There truly is ‘power’ and ‘pop’ happening here.”
“Will it all just stay the same?” asks songwriter Asay on “Forever”, the lead single from The Tisburys’ new album, A Still Life Revisited. Recorded at Dr. Dog’s Mt. Slippery studio in the suburbs of Philadelphia with their longtime engineer/producer Justin Nazario, A Still Life Revisited is The Tisburys’ most collaborative effort to date.
In an era where “bands” are seen as one individual, this is truly a “band record” with every member contributing songwriting and production ideas (especially from longtime lead guitarist John Domenico and keyboardist/co-producer Jason McGovern).
“The goal with this record was ’everything in its right place,“ says Asay. “Every instrument is playing its part and every song came together like a puzzle“.
While their last album (2022’s Exile On Main Street) channeled ’90s radio rock such as Gin Blossoms and The Replacements, A Still Life Revisited pushes into the ’00s with the rustic bombast of millennial indie such as Frightened Rabbit and The Hold Steady.
With themes that tackle memory and chosen family, A Still Life Revisited overflows with songs that can find home in both packed dive bars and stadiums. It’s about looking back at your life, the choices and decisions you’ve made, and celebrating where you ended up today.
The album was mixed by Phil Joly (The Strokes, Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey), mastered by Ryan Schwabe (Beach Bunny, Slaughter Beach Dog, Hop Along).
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Photo courtesy of Olivia Kirc.
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