On the heels of announcing their new album, The Optimist due out this June, Anathema have released the first single. You can listen to ‘Springfield’ below.

Daniel Cavanagh comments on Springfield:

“Here we present the song ‘Springfield’, it’s actually the song that closed our unforgettable Wembley gig with Opeth and it seemed to be a track that just fell into place without much effort. It seemed to do itself. The song forms part of a narrative that runs through The Optimist album, it’s a narrative that begins where A Fine Day To Exit left off. The album is a journey. The songs are ambiguous. There is no right or wrong way to take them. Make of them what you will.”

Anathema began recording The Optimist in the winter of 2016 at Attica Audio in Donegal, Ireland and then finished at Castle Of Doom studios in Glasgow with producer Tony Doogan [Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian, Super Furry Animals] at the helm and was mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.

Pre-orders are live here: http://found.ee/The_Optimist

Deluxe 12” hardbook featuring:

40 page artwork book, with artwork from Travis Smith.

CD The Optimist 11 original album tracks

CD featuring 6 bonus tracks – 3 demo versions and 3 live demo recordings from their November 2016 dates

DVD-V The Optimist 11 original album tracks 24/96 LPCM Stereo & 24/96 DTS 5.1 surround mix

Blu-Ray disc The Optimist 11 original album tracks 24/96 LPCM Stereo, 24/96 LPCM 5.1 lossless surround mix & 24/96 DTS-HD Master Audio lossless 5.1 surround mix

2 Disc CD & DVD Mediabook

24 page booklet

CD The Optimist 11 original album tracks

DVD-V The Optimist 11 original album tracks 24/96 LPCM Stereo & 24/96 DTS 5.1 surround mix

Blu-Ray featuring

·The Optimist 11 original album tracks 24/96 LPCM Stereo, 24/96 LPCM 5.1 lossless surround mix & 24/96 DTS-HD Master Audio lossless 5.1 surround mix

CD featuring:

· The Optimist 11 original album tracks

Double gatefold 180g heavy weight LP featuring:

· The Optimist 11 original album tracks (with MP3 download code)

· Limited Edition red vinyl LP version (with MP3 download code) available exclusively through the band’s webstore

Digital download featuring:

· The Optimist 11 original album tracks with pre-orders receiving an instant download of “Springfield”

Anathema are set to tour worldwide to celebrate the release of The Optimist and have now confirmed their headline shows in Europe with support from Alcest.

Tickets on sale from Monday 3rd April from 10am local time – see www.facebook.com/anathemamusic