Five years on from the release of their sophomore album,Lunar,WITHOUT WAVEShave today announced their return and their eagerly awaited third album - titledComedian. The album brings together ten expansive tracks, charting the emotion-heavy few years that the Chicago-based band have experienced together. Alongside the album announcement,WITHOUT WAVEShave shared the lead single and gloriously fun accompanying music video,Good Grief.

Comedianwill be released via Prosthetic Records on March 18 and is available topre-order here.

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"Good Griefis a loose socio-political commentary on the endless stream of information we are all subjected to; the toxic soapbox journalism, the hyperbolic punditry and sensationalism...all for what? Someone in power can tweet something and it can shift global markets, cause geo-political uproar, which ultimately affects normal people at a micro level. Take the old adage made famous by Stan Lee: "With great power comes great responsibility." It seems as though many in power can't or won't grasp this simple pearl of wisdom, and we're all worse off for it."

Having been a band for over a decade, and grown together - personally and creatively - for over half of their lives, the members ofWITHOUT WAVEShave an unspoken bond, a synergy that unites them and drives them forward. Despite the at-times difficult topics covered on the album, the band acknowledge that there is often humour to be found in human tragedy; comedy can soften hard truths which makes them easier to reckon with and process - hence the album title.Comedianis essentially an analogy for using art to disarm what troubles you.

Embracing the multiplicity of ways to interpret the label 'progressive',WITHOUT WAVEShave created an album that would nestle comfortably in the record collections of fans of both The Dillinger Escape Plan and Devin Townsend, Gojira and Porcupine Tree. Their dynamic, experimental take on heaviness is evocative, thought-provoking and unconventional.Comedianwas self-produced alongside Rollin Weary, who also mixed the record, before it was mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege in Portland, OR.

For a band that has always been sonically heavy,WITHOUT WAVEShave added an additional layer of intensity withComedian, that adds emotional weight to what was already a crushing proposition.

Comediantracklist:
1. Good Grief
2. Animal Kingdom
3. .algorithm
4. Set & Setting
5. Sleep Deep
6. Do What Scares You
7.Sleight in Shadows
8. Day 15
9. Worlds Apart
10. Seven

WITHOUT WAVESis:
Anthony Cwan - Vocals/Guitar
Zac Lombardi - Guitar
John Picillo - Bass
Garry Naples - Drums

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