Surround Your Ears with Code Orange’s “Sulfur Surrounding”
You probably don’t need to be reminded that Code Orange’s heavily-anticipated new album, Underneath, comes out this Friday, March 13 on Roadrunner (pre-order it here)… but in case you do, the band has premiered another cut off the record, “Sulfur Surrounding.”
And it’s an interesting choice for a new single! It’s the third song the band has unveiled from Underneath: the title track, a catchy, ’90s alt rock-esque industrial tune that rubbed some (close-minded) fans the wrong way… “Swallowing the Rabbit Whole,” a pugilistic, mostly-more-“traditional” Code Orange song that nonetheless maintained some of the electronic elements of “Underneath”… and now “Sulfur Surrounding,” which is kinda-sorta in-between the two (appropriately, it falls smack dab in the middle of Underneath‘s fourteen tracks). On the one hand, the industrial elements are far less prominent here than they are on the other two singles, and the middle section is mos def circle-pit ready. On the other hand, most of the song is relatively melodic, melancholic, and moody. It’s not a ballad, but it’s probably as close to being a ballad as Code Orange have ever created. I quite like it, but I can see it disappointing the same people who were down on “Underneath.” If the goal is to get as many fans into the tent before Underneath‘s release, well, it probably won’t accomplish that. On the other hand, if the goal is to demonstrate that there’s an array of material on Underneath…
Listen to “Sulfur Surrounding” at the bottom of the this post and see whatcha think. Code Orange have a whole heckuva lotta live dates coming up starting at the end of this month — first with Jesus Piece, Year of the Knife, Show Me the Body, and Machine Girl, and then with Slipknot, A Day to Remember, and Underoath. Those dates are all below:
w/ Jesus Piece, Year of the Knife, Show Me the Body and Machine Girl
Mar 30 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club [tickets]
Apr 01 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts [tickets]
Apr 02 – Virginia Beach, VA – Peabody’s [tickets]
Apr 03 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade [tickets]
Apr 04 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall [tickets]
Apr 07 – Austin, TX – Mohawk [tickets]
Apr 09 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile [tickets]
Apr 10 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (festival date) [tickets]
Apr 11 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s [tickets]
Apr 12 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre [tickets]
Apr 13 – Seattle, WA – Neumos [tickets]
Apr 15 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s [tickets]
Apr 17 – Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (festival date) [tickets]
Apr 20 – Salt Lake City, UT [tickets]
Apr 21 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre [tickets]
Apr 23 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge* [tickets]
Apr 24 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick* [tickets]
May 2 – Concord, SC – Epicenter Festival (festival date) [tickets]
May 10 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville (festival date) [tickets]
May 17 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival (festival date) [tickets]
* no Show Me the Body
w/ Slipknot, A Day to Remember, and Underoath
Saturday, May 30, 2020 Syracuse, NY St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview (no A Day to Remember) [tickets]
Sunday, May 31, 2020 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center [tickets]
Thursday, June 04, 2020 Quebec City, QC Centre Videotron [tickets]
Friday, June 05, 2020 Montreal, QC Centre Bell [tickets]
Saturday, June 06, 2020 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage [tickets]
Monday, June 08, 2020 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre [tickets]
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena [tickets]
Friday, June 12, 2020 Memphis, TN FedExForum [tickets]
Sunday, June 14, 2020 Orlando, FL Amway Center [tickets]
Monday, June 15, 2020 West Palm Beach, FL iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre [tickets]
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion [tickets]
Thursday, June 18, 2020 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre [tickets]
Saturday, June 20, 2020 Birmingham, AL Oak Mountain Amphitheatre [tickets]
Monday, June 22, 2020 Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion [tickets]
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater [tickets]
