Code Orange has announced their new record The Above for September 29 and is now streaming the single "Take Shape" featuring Smashing Pumpkins' vocalist Billy Corgan. The single is a far cry from Code Orange's usually glitchy, metalcore sound, and instead leans into an almost alt-rock version of themselves. If there's ever been a version of Code Orange that's ready for the radio, it's this one.
Visually, the music video for "Take Shape" picks up right where the "Grooming My Replacement" video left off. The video was directed by frontman Jami Morgan, and was co-directed by frequent collaborator Max Moore (Vein.FM, Knocked Loose, Coheed & Cambria, etc.).
"I have been working on the concept for this video, and others to come, for about a year and a half," said Morgan. "I am so thankful to have been able to sit under the learning tree of Max Moore and our DP Eric Robbins. They allowed me to sit in on every minute of this process from hirings to scouting, all the way to final coloring. Being that deep was a revelation, and I have found a new love along the way. I couldn't be prouder of the result."
"We wanted the album to be able to wash over you with melody, aggression, and joy, but it was of equal importance that the closer you look, the more you are rewarded. It was to feel rooted in the 'analogue' world, but with threads of digital reality binding things together. We wanted the sound and even the recording process itself to reflect that edict, so we enlisted Steve Albini at Electrical Audio to get the most real and raw version of the band possible, even recording us all at once in a room together for the first time in our career."
Pre-orders for The Above are available here and via Blue Grape Music here. Code Orange also has their own festival dubbed Code's World coming up on September 30 in Pittsburgh, PA at Preserving featuring Madball, E-Town Concrete, Vein.FM, 200 Stab Wounds, and way more. Get your tickets here.
