Selfish Things

Receptivity is the new album from Selfish Things, set for release on October 9, 2026 via FLG. The record arrives after the band’s pandemic-era hiatus and frames its return less as a reboot than a hard look back at the years that led frontman Alex Biro through addiction, sobriety, and work in the recovery community.

Created with longtime collaborator Michael Ticar and Juno Award-winning producer Mike Tompa, then mixed by Sam Guaiana (Bayside, Neck Deep, Against The Current), Receptivity pulls Selfish Things’ emotionally direct alternative rock into darker, more reflective territory. Its songs circle collapse, shame, responsibility, and the difficult work of rebuilding without pretending the past never happened.

The single “Violence” features Mike Froh of The Holly Springs Disaster, whose connection to Biro extends beyond music into recovery work. Biro has described the collaboration as one of the most meaningful musical moments of his life, and the song captures the album’s central idea: confronting yourself without the filter of ego or self-protection.

Across ten tracks, Receptivity is raw, heavy with context, and grounded in the belief that brokenness can be faced without blame. Rather than polishing the story into something neat, Selfish Things use the album as a document of survival, accountability, and the possibility of being changed for the better.

RIYL: The Used, My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, Movements