All Them Witches Release 7th Studio Album "House Of Mirrors" Via BMG; Share New Song "Hold Up, Say What"

Today, All Them Witches - Ben McLeod (guitarist), Charles Michael Parks, Jr. (bass/vocals), Christian Powers (drums), and Allan Van Cleave (keys)- release their seventh studio album, "House of Mirrors" via BMG. The album, produced by Eddie Spear [Zach Bryan, Jesse Welles], showcases the band’s growth and the unbreakable bond that is central to their music. “Our sound is based on the interplay between the different instruments and members” McLeod shares. “A lot of it has to do with our chemistry. This unique dynamic enabled us to make a genuinely well-rounded record”. “We all have open communication” agrees Parks. “Everyone speaks his mind. We hadn’t released a new album in more than five years, so we definitely had quite a bit of experience to pull from, and we were more prepared than ever”. "House of Mirrors" is available on all formats here.

The band today also share their new song and video for “Hold Up, Say What”. “There’s a beautiful juxtaposition between the fast verses and this beautiful dropout bridge” McLeod shares. “We try to take advantage of any opportunity for Allan to put violin on a song”. “I’d been messing around with the riff for a long time” adds Parks. “The words were stream-of-consciousness. They’re like different characters in my mind. It’s a conversational song where you get two or three voices arguing back and forth”. Listen to “Hold Up, Say What” here and watch the visualizer music video here.

The band will also tour the UK/ EU in June, playing shows in cities including Edinburgh, Bristol, Copenhagen, Paris and more (full dates below) and tickets for these dates are available here.

EU/UK SUMMER TOUR DATES

• Jun 14 @ Nova Rock Festival (Nickelsdorf, AT)
• Jun 17 @ La Belle Angele (Edinburgh, UK)
• Jun 18 @ The Palais (Nottingham, UK)
• Jun 19 @ O2 Institute (Birmingham, UK)
• Jun 20 @ O2 Academy (Bristol, UK)
• Jun 21 @ CHALK (Brighton, UK)
• Jun 23 @ Markthalle Hamburg (Hamburg, DE)
• Jun 25 @ Nalen (Stockholm, SE)
• Jun 26 @ Copenhell (Copenhagen, DK)
• Jun 27 @ OpenAir St. Gallen (St. Gallen, CH)
• Jun 28 @ Docks (Lausanne, CH)
• Jun 29 @ Olympia (Paris, FR)
• Jun 30 @ LKA Longhorn (Stuttgart, DE)
• Jul 2 @ Rock Werchter (Werchter, BE)
• Jul 3 @ Parkbühne (Leipzig, DE)
• Jul 4 @ Down The Rabbit Hole (Beuningen, NL)

All Them Witches formed in Nashville, TN in 2012 and quickly stood out in a packed Music City crowd with a sound that was equal parts glowering, distortion-soaked rock and bone-shaking blues with touches of psychedelia. The band reached cult classic status with their releases Our Mother Electricity [2012], Lightning at the Door [2013], Dying Surfer Meets His Maker [2015], Sleeping Through the War [2017], and ATW [2018]. They reached a critical peak with Nothing as the Ideal [2020] playing Bonnaroo and touring with Mastodon, Primus, and Ghost, but it almost came to an end in 2024.

Following the departure of original drummer and co-founder Robby Staebler, Parks and McLeod wrestled with how to move forward, and if they even should. The band brought on longtime friend Christian Powers to fill in on the drum kit to play some dates they had on the books. “At the time, we weren’t planning on keeping this going,” admits McLeod. “We wanted to honor those dates that were already booked. After the second night, we felt like there was this new life in the band. We were reawakened and intrigued. There were still things that we wanted to do. We had something to prove. The album initially sprouted from the positivity of being excited about playing again.” “It turned out to be a breath of fresh air,” Parks concurs. “Through a little bit of suffering, we came out on the brighter side. It re-sparked our love for performing and writing.”

All Them Witches tracked House of Mirrors at Blackbird Studio in Nashville with producer Eddie Spear. Tapping into the natural chemistry between them, they cut this entire body of work in less than a week “We did more writing and pre-production for House of Mirrors than any other album we’ve ever done,” McLeod notes. “We loved working with Eddie when he engineered Sleeping Through The War. He reached out and wanted to do a whole record. He was heavily involved from the pre-production stage. We used some really old equipment. I wanted my guitar sound to be powerful on every song. It’s slamming the whole time.”

House of Mirrors captures a band renewed and refocused. “A lot of these songs are about leaving home, facing expectations, and carving your own way into this world as messed up and strange as it is,” Parks shares. “Your wealth of knowledge grows, and dealing with the burden of this knowledge is really intense. The album is essentially about dealing with fictious roles that are placed onto you by the world, things you’re born into that aren’t necessarily who you are as an individual, meeting and breaking expectations, and following your own moral compass.”

“Even after all of these years, this band is our creative freedom,” McLeod says. “It’s brought me more joy than you can imagine.” “I’m grateful for this every day,” concludes Parks. “Being in a band, you gain brothers for life. I can’t imagine living without these guys.”

LISTEN TO "HOUSE OF MIRRORS" HERE

All Them Witches- House of Mirrors

1. Red Rocking Chair
2. Culling Line
3. Aethernet
4. Hold Up, Say What?
5. Go-Getter
6. Starting Line
7. Turn On the Light
8. Angel on the Wayside
9. The Welterweight
10. Saturn Song