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EventimBy late 2023, From Ashes to New was at a creative crossroads. The group wrapped up demos for 16 songs for what was to be its fifth studio album. However, instead of sprinting towards the finish line and completing the record, the band decided to scrap those demo sessions.
“For a year, it was just like, ‘This is terrible,’” From Ashes to New frontman Matt Brandyberry says. “And then we threw it all in the trash.”
The process went against everything From Ashes to New did before. Usually, they’d have a set number of songs they’d go into the studio with, record those songs, and maybe have one or two leftover. Scrapping a session and mainly starting anew (they kept two songs) was liberating.
For years, From Ashes to New has captured the hearts and minds of music listeners worldwide. The band’s streaming figures are in the billions, they have successfully sold out tours, and they have performed alongside some of the biggest names in rock. Yet even so, something wasn’t working, and it forced them to dig deep creatively.
Rather than being compared to others, From Ashes to New collectively wanted to forge its own path, creating a sound distinctly its own.
