If the first two songs released from Balance and Composure's long-awaited new album, with you in spirit, didn't make it clear––the band is back in their best form. The new record is an arresting, atmospheric collection of melodic post-punk and towering rock.

Today the PA band shares "believe the hype," a crushing crusade with razor-sharp lyrics and the heaviest instrumental composition Balance has ever comprised. Vocalist and guitarist Jon Simmons approaches the song and much of with you in spirit with intense self-reflection, examining and uprooting the very supports on which a life is built. Preemptive grief, wrestling with faith, familial responsibility and mortality were all weighing heavily while he wrote these lyrics.

Due out October 4 on long-time collaborator and Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip’s Memory Music, with you in spirit is the band’s first LP in eight years, and a thrilling full-length comeback after their four-year hiatus. It dips between beautiful, crystalline arrangements and punishing, earth-shaking climaxes; in between all, a gripping, near-physical tension crackles and growls and grooves, waiting to rip open. Stream the latest single "Believe the Hype" along with the previously released singles "Cross to Bear" and "Sorrow Machine" for a taste of what's to come.

Throughout the summer, Balance and Composure have been sharing glimpses at their long-awaited and highly-anticipated return to form new record, with you in spirit. Out October 4 and produced by Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip, their first new LP in almost a decade marks a powerful new chapter for the Pennsylvania band; it'll also be released on Yip's label, Memory Music. They'll celebrate with a run of headlining shows next month with support from Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band and Milly.

Today Balance and Composure share their final preview of the record with its title track, "with you in spirit." Here they offer a sonic blend of atmospheric post-punk and towering rock, channeling both the heavy introspection and melodic tension that have come to define their sound. Like its namesake, vocalist/guitarist Jon Simmons delves into themes of absence and preemptive grief on the track, all against a backdrop of shimmering guitars and thunderous climaxes. It's a vivid exploration of emotional distance and longing, capturing the band's own evolution following their 2019 hiatus.

Stream the crushing new single below.