{"id":14380,"date":"2017-10-20T14:32:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T13:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=14380"},"modified":"2017-10-20T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T13:32:26","slug":"tonight-alive-release-new-single-and-tour-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/tonight-alive-release-new-single-and-tour-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonight Alive release new single and tour dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Words: Bernadette Galbraith | Subbing: Joanne Clark<\/h6>\n<h3>Sydney rockers Tonight Alive surprised fans this week with the release of a new single that brings them back to their rockier roots.<\/h3>\n<p>Set in the communal area of a toilet for the most part, Tonight Alive&#8217;s new music video shows signs of the guitars being amped up a notch, as we see an angsty Jenna McDougall climbing over sinks.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were greeted with the release of a new single <em>Temple<\/em>, along with a brand new music video on Monday night. This announcement marks the 4<sup>th<\/sup> studio album from the band, which goes by the name <em>Underworld<\/em>. On Instagram lead vocalist, McDougall expressed her excitement sharing the album artwork that she helped to create.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BaUm3gQAPxE\/?hl=en&#038;taken-by=nureality108<\/p>\n<p>Tonight Alive<em>, <\/em>who recorded the soundtrack, <em>The Edge<\/em> for the Amazing Spider-Man 2 have taken a step back towards their older style on their new single. Their previous album, <em>Limitless<\/em> made waves in the mainstream market for singles such as <em>Drive<\/em> but there will be no \u201cyeah, yeah, yeah&#8217;s\u201d found in this chorus, as <em>Temple<\/em> is lyrically more ambitious and dark. In the opening verse, McDougall sings:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m intoxicated by my depression\/And I&#8217;m consumed by the fuel\/That I might never find the answer\/And the end just gets more near.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tonight Alive - Temple (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Xf0jQSP83I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Some have insinuated this return to their heavier roots has emerged due to the changing of record labels in April of this year, where they signed to American punk-rock label, Hopeless Records. Judging from initial reactions to <em>Temple<\/em>, this is definitely something that fans want to hear more of.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sophiaalivee\/status\/920020120025616384<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Such an awesome song!! And lyrically really good. I love it! Excited for the rest of the album<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Halzzy (@Hal_Avril9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hal_Avril9\/status\/920221060846546945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Devoted fans did not fail to notice that a certain member was missing from the music video though.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/youthbom\/status\/920016968870256640<\/p>\n<p>It was also announced on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tonightalive\/posts\/10154888749345812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a> Monday night that guitarist, Whakaio Taahi has departed from the band. They said: \u201cAfter 9 years on this path together, Whak has made the decision to step back from touring and pursue his own career in songwriting and producing outside of the band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t already heard, tickets for a UK and European 2018 tour went on general sale this morning and you can still buy tickets from <a href=\"https:\/\/tonightalive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tonightalive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonightAlive\/status\/921317609752084480<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Temple<\/em> is also available to listen to on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4J5X2ovJdcDMW9sJJoTsOt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words: Bernadette Galbraith | Subbing: Joanne Clark Sydney rockers Tonight Alive surprised fans this week with the release of a new single that brings them back to their rockier roots. 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