Anxious have returned with their new single Don’t Move, out today via Run For Cover Records/Civilians. Last year the beloved young band released their acclaimed sophomore album, Bambi, drawing attention from the likes of Pitchfork, Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, Consequence, Uproxx, and many more, and now Don’t Move arrives just in time for their upcoming North American tour supporting Citizen.
Don’t Move builds on the growth and scope of Bambi as Anxious continue to push further into widescreen alternative rock songwriting while maintaining the bite and grit from their roots in hardcore and classic emo. It’s the kind of track that sounds longing and triumphant all at once, drawing on Anxious ability to balance a massive guitar punch with equally huge melodies.
Vocalist Grady Allen discussed the new song, saying: “This song is about a relationship that defined my early twenties falling apart – then trying and failing to rebuild it. It’s about disengaging with reality in hopes of reclaiming the bond you’ve lost with someone, but never feeling truly close in the process. Don’t Move is about knowing that feeling, but trying to ignore it in the hope that things will change.“
