THE AMITY AFFLICTION ANNOUNCE NINTH ALBUM HOUSE OF CARDS

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Embracing a new chapter of artistry as a band, THE AMITY AFFLICTION announce their long-awaited new studio album, HOUSE OF CARDS. 

Released via PURE NOISE RECORDS on Friday 24 April, HOUSE OF CARDS is the first full-length outing from THE AMITY AFFLICTION to feature clean vocalist JONNY REEVES, who became a permanent addition to the lineup in 2025. 

Today, the band shares the first taste of the new album - the impactful title track, ‘House of Cards’. A song penned by Birch for his brother and sister (and himself), taking stock of the relationship shared with their mother; a central figure at the heart of the album.

Open about the difficult nature of the relationship shared between mother and children, Birch unpacks the thematic nature of ‘House Of Cards’, “Our mother died in 2024 and none of us had a healthy relationship with her. She was very self-involved, aggressive, abusive in our early years and in her later years, spent a good amount of time trying to put a wedge between the three of us. Thankfully once she passed, the three of us actually became closer as we realised we had individual, but shared trauma related to her.”

With lyricism directly related to experiences Birch and his siblings experienced during their formative years, ‘House Of Cards’ is a song that matches its sonic intensity with emotional weight threaded through its poignant words. 

The single, both as an individual entry and as part of HOUSE OF CARDS’ broader tapestry, is a strong moment of acknowledging trauma but in doing so, navigating it with a redefined perspective on life and human relationships.