Darkfighter

Rival Sons have announced that their new album "Darkfighter" will now arrive on June 2nd, 2023, roughly 3 months later than the album’s original release date of March 10th. In addition, Rival Sons have shared details of a companion album called "Lightbringer", due out in late 2023. Both new albums produced by Dave Cobb.

Speaking about the decision to release two new albums this year, singer Jay Buchanan said, “In comparison to our previous records, we certainly took our time both writing and recording this collection. When we set out, the intention was mostly to dig as deep as possible. Even in the beginning before the body had formed, we agreed to throw the map away and chop our way through the woods to make a new path. Then lockdown hit and it felt like the whole damn country decided to throw the map away too”.

He added, “For myself, 2022 was like an 8 stage rocket of life changing events, so every time I thought I was finished writing, a new bull would come tearing through the clothesline and I’d have to illustrate it in some way. By the end, there were really 2 different sides to the same story being told. On one side, you’re fighting the darkness and, on the other, you’re bringing your own light to where there is none. One side in a corner, on the ropes, and the other advancing, cleaning the ring. Without an intermission, a refractory period, the collection would be too big a bite, so splitting it in 2 was the only way to do it”.