The Used Release Music Video For New Single "The Bird And The Worm" Off Upcoming Album

The Used has released a music video for “The Bird and the Worm”. This is the first single to be released off their upcoming CD/DVD Live and Acoustic at The Palace. Fans can watch the trailer for the album here.

Live and Acoustic at The Palace is set to release on April 1, 2016. This album was recorded at the band’s intimate unplugged storyteller performance, which took place at The Palace Theater in Los Angeles last October. Fans who were unable to attend the once in a lifetime performance will have a chance to watch the band perform in a way they have never performed before - with a 4-piece string quartet and harpist (arranged by Hiro Goto), a piano player, percussion and a 3-piece gospel choir.

WATCH THE NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR "THE BIRD AND THE WORM" BY CLICKING ON THE IMAGE BELOW:

In order to fully recontextualize the songs on Live and Acoustic at The Palace, The Used worked with Hiro Goto on the strings and harp. Together, they arranged the various musical elements and helped the band bring out dimensions in these songs that they didn't even know existed. "The whole time we were making this I couldn't believe it was happening" McCracken explains, adding that 3 gospel singers and instruments like the harp helped these songs take on an entirely different emotional resonance than the post-hardcore, guitar-driven dynamics that initially propelled them. "I'm so proud of this band for working hard to pull this off and at same time I feel like this is what we deserve because we worked so hard to get here that it felt like a victory lap in a lot of ways."

Live and Acoustic at The Palace is available for pre-order now here.

Album Tracklisting:

1. Tunnel

2. The Taste of Ink

3. Yesterday's Feelings

4. Lunacy Fringe

5. The Bird And The Worm

6. Paralyzed

7. All That I've Got

8. Overdose

9. Blue And Yellow

10. Hard To Say

11. Imagine (John Lennon Cover)

12. On My Own

Fifteen years ago, four teenagers from Utah created a band and released a collection of albums that shaped the space of the alternative rock scene. High energy live shows, gut wrenching relatable lyrics, and melodies that blended pop sensibility and hard rock was the perfect combination to make an everlasting impression on fans globally.

Since forming in Orem, Utah in 2001, The Used have released 6 albums and 2 EPs - The Used (2002), In Love and Death (2004), Lies for the Liars (2007), Shallow Believer EP (2008), Artwork (2009), Vulnerable (2012), The Ocean of the Sky EP (2013), and Imaginary Enemy (2013).

The Used’s latest LP Imaginary Enemy put the band’s political frustrations and commitment to social change at its forefront and has opened up the platform for conversation among fans and critics alike. The album climbed high on the Independent, Tastemaker Albums, Hard Rock, Alternative, Digital Albums and Top Rock charts. Fans can purchase Imaginary Enemy on iTunes here.

The Used is Bert McCracken (vocals), Jeph Howard (bass), Dan Whitesides (drums), and Justin Shekoski (guitar).