Two time Grammy-nominated band Code Orange is announcing their new album, ‘The Above’, out September 29th via Blue Grape Music.

Accompanying the album announcement is the single and music video ‘Take Shape’, which features guest vocals from Billy Corgan. The video is a throwback to when music videos were at peak importance, combining nostalgia with a modern twist. Inspired by an era where film was at its peak quality, but beginning to give way to the digital era, ‘Take Shape’ picks up where ‘Grooming My Replacement’ left off. The protagonist, played by Morgan, escapes his captives, arriving in a technicolor, Truman Show-esque stage play of reality. Incredible cinematography brings the video through a number of sets and stages arriving at a Vanilla Sky-inspired roof scene. The video was co-directed by frequent collaborator Max Moore (Vein.FM, Knocked Loose, Coheed And Cambria) and Jami Morgan, marking Morgan’s directorial debut. He notes of the process:

“I have been working on the concept for this video, and others to come, for about a year and a half. 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.”

The first album since their critically acclaimed 2020 ‘Underneath’, ‘The Above’ is self produced by Jami Morgan and Eric “Shade” Balderose, with engineering by Steve Albini, and will be available on digital, CD, and several vinyl variants, including exclusives. As heavy an album as the Pittsburgh six-piece has ever produced, ‘The Above’ is a giant sonic leap full of twists and turns that only Code is capable of achieving. A composite of seamless sounds, the band blends heavy music, grunge, trip hop, hip hop, and more throughout the 14 tracks.

“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.” notes Morgan.

Photo Credit: Tim Saccenti

‘The Above’ Tracklisting:

Never Far Apart

Theatre Of Cruelty

Take Shape (feat. Billy Corgan)

The Mask Of Sanity Slips

Mirror

A Drone Opting Out Of The Hive

I Fly

Splinter The Soul

The Game

Grooming My Replacement

Snapshot

Circle Through

But A Dream…

The Above