Releasing their first single in nearly a decade, post-hardcore act Alexisonfire unveil a blistering new track entitled ‘Familiar Drugs’. Since announcing their break up in 2011 following the announcement of their farewell tour, the band then subsequently reformed in 2015 to play the odd intermittent show. Yet much to the disappointment of many, no new material had been released.

Just as fans were on the edge of giving up hope entirely, February saw the band drop a short clip alongside a series of images that pointed towards the possibility of either a new tour or the long-awaited new material that fans had been waiting for. Much to the excitement of fans worldwide, the clues that had translated to the date 15th February 2019 led to the release of the bands new single ‘Familiar Drugs’.

In speaking to Consequence of Sound ahead of the singles release, Alexisonfire’s Dallas Green stated that ‘The main riff and the chorus, I’ve been playing that on my guitar for over a decade, t was just something that we never got around to sort of just try and see if we can turn it into an Alexis song’. He continued ‘Obviously, we’ve been playing again the last couple years, but we never really had time to sit and work on new songs. But last summer, I moved from Nashville back to Toronto full time, so that’s when we tried to schedule regular band practices. [‘Familiar Drugs’] came together relatively quickly, because there was pretty much a blueprint for it already, from all those years ago’.

In a sperate conversation, the bands un-lean vocalist George Pettit announced that ‘Familiar Drugs’ is about recognizing you need to make a change in your life, being presented with the opportunity to make that change, and then choosing to do the same thing you always do. It’s about something very specific to me but it can be taken literally or interpreted in any number of ways. Adding, ‘Most people have something in their lives they can’t quit, substances, unhealthy relationships, lethargy, self righteousness, a job they hate. ‘Familiar Drugs’ is about choosing comfort over self betterment’.

Alongside the new track, the band have also announced a handful of tour dates that includes a UK stop in London. Tickets can be found here.

You can check out the new video below.