Anxious have been playing a new song called “Down, Down” on tour with The Wonder Years, and today that song has been released. It was produced, engineered, and mixed by Brett Romnes of The Movielife and I Am the Avalanche, and it finds the band leaning into both their gritty hardcore roots and their bright power pop side. It’s a great track that finds the band continuing to push forward creatively and existentially, despite hurdles that threaten to get in the way, as vocalist Grady Allen explains:
“Down, Down” is a song that focuses on exhaustion and the repercussions that emotions can have on those closest to you. The last two years have been incredibly strenuous on Anxious. We have toured nonstop, tried to keep up with writing new music, all the while trying to maintain at-home relationships and other personal goals. At a point it just begins to feel like too much. Around this time last year I began coming to terms with these emotions and started wondering whether Anxious was what I needed currently. Having that internal dialogue is stressful–but it came from a genuine place. Where it gets complex though is once you have to share those feelings with your band mates, your friends. Then you’re faced with anger, frustration, and feelings of betrayal–all for emotions that are ultimately out of your control. The song is about having those conversations and deliberating over whether your emotions are relevant or ultimately out of touch.
Listen below.
The tour with The Wonder Years is also with Sweet Pill, and they released a new song today too. The tour hit NYC earlier this month (read our review), and it wraps up in NJ on 10/22 at Starland Ballroom. All remaining dates below.
Anxious — 2023 Tour Dates
09/27 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater *
09/28 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre *
09/30 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater *
10/01 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo *
10/3 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt City Seamers +
10/04 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
10/06 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman *
10/07 – St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag *
10/08 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre *
10/09 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville *
10/10 – Louisville, KY @ Mag Bar
10/11 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues Cleveland *
10/12 – Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre *
10/13 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! *
10/14 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre *
10/15 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom *
10/17 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre *
10/18 – Ottawa, ON @ Algonquin Commons Theatre *
10/19 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues Boston *
10/20 – Holyoke, MA @ Dracula
10/21 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall *
10/22 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom *
* w/ The Wonder Years