Southern California post-hardcore stalwarts Movements just dropped a double-single knockout and announced their fourth studio album: Happier Now, arriving September 4 via Fearless Records. And if these two songs are any indication, this album is going to hit different.
"Dissolve Me" kicks things off with those tight, angular riffs and layered vocal harmonies the band has built their name on — a hardcore bop that's equal parts tense and infectious. Vocalist Patrick Miranda explains:
"'Dissolve Me,' the first track we wrote for this record, set a precedent for our writing process. It's a sort of confession about my own social behaviors and the challenges I face in navigating even the smallest or most 'normal' everyday interactions. Those feelings tend to accumulate and worsen over time, to the point where they can become debilitating."
"Back In My Ways" is the slow burn flip side — moody, melancholic, and absolutely erupting in the final third. Miranda admits it took time to win him over:
"'Back in My Ways' was a track that I kinda hated at first. But over time it's become one of my favorite tracks on the record. This song is a slow burn in more ways than one, and it's really special."
Produced once again by GRAMMY-winner Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight, Circa Survive), Happier Now is designed to blend the band's early rawness with the sonic evolution of 2023's RUCKUS! The band is also hitting the Warped Tour this summer, slowly cementing their status as veterans of the scene that shaped them.
Happier Now Track Listing:
Pulse
Dissolve Me
Everything Is Fine
Happier Now
Flowerbed
Back in My Ways
Spellbound
Ill at Ease
Live by the Sword
Everyone I've Ever Been
Fragile Hands
Separate