Held. have released their debut single, “NEW YOU ANTHEM,” featuring My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero. The new supergroup includes the Sleeping’s vocalist Douglas Robinson and bassist Salvatore Mignano, in addition to Coheed and Cambria drummer Josh Eppard. The rousing track was written as a message of support for those struggling.
“I wrote the idea for this song in my room,” Robinson says. “I was motivated to write something anthemic, not for the sake of being purely anthemic but more or less therapeutic for people who feel down all of the time. I feel this a lot in my life. It’s a heavy vibe I have to push through more times than not. I wanted to write something that encapsulates the feeling of any kind of love as survival. I reference different points of love throughout the song: music, friendship, sound, belief in yourself, and the desire for others to believe in you. It’s subtle, but it’s all there: ‘If our infection is loving, then we’re drinking up to the swell of the sun.’ I wrote this as an ode to people who love all elements in their lives with so much passion. Even if you feel yourself beaten and broken down every single day.”
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The song, produced by Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain), is the first release from their forthcoming debut album, Grey, out May 15 via MNRK Heavy. The collaboration came to fruition after Iero heard about the new supergroup and was approached about potentially singing on the track.
“My Chemical Romance played a few shows with the Sleeping on the East Coast way back in the day, and I have always been a fan of Douglas’ voice and songwriting,” Iero says. “Recently, when my friend Mike Dubin hit me up and said he was managing Douglas’ new project with Josh from Coheed on drums, another mutual friend, and that they were wondering if I’d be interested in singing on a song, I immediately said yes. It’s always a pleasure getting to work with new people; it opens doors and makes your brain work in different ways. Especially when those people are artists that you respect and are already a fan of. I’m flattered they wanted to have me on the record, and I think the track turned out super rad. ‘NEW YOU ANTHEM’ is a great song, and our voices work together really well.”
Check out the video for “NEW YOU ANTHEM” below.
