His wakeup call was when a doctor bluntly said, "Get out of here. He would get sick and take himself to the doctor, fearing he had developed cancer himself. At the time, Josh was young and he began to be a bit of a hypochondriac. Josh brought this to the table when we were writing as he looked back at a season of anxiety after his father passed away at age 37. And it's going to be ok.Īnother inspiration for this record is the 365 times we are told to "fear not" in the Bible. We wanted to communicate that we're all broken and we all struggle with these things. ![]() Our tendency is to isolate and think "no one else knows what I've going through" or "I'm defective" and it's just not true. ![]() So, the thing we wanted to communicate with the record is that you're not alone - you're not even alone where you live, in this time. One of the things we've realized as we've grown older is that these are things that humanity has struggled with forever. In the same way, struggling with sin and anxiety is not new. Hymns are old and have stood the test of time - people have sung these words forever throughout the centuries. "Fear no more" isn't the phrase you'd use to encourage someone but there's something almost hymn-like about it. Usually when we write songs, we try to make the titles and lyrics sound like we would say the same message to a friend. Q: Why did you call the album "Fear No More?" Through telling our stories, we can encourage each other and remind each other of the hope that we have in Jesus. In sharing our own personal struggles, it's been incredible to see how many people have reached out and have shared the same pain. Ultimately, we wanted those who listen to realize that they're not alone. ![]() We went into this record wanting to be more vulnerable about the things going on in our personal lives - to pull back the curtain a bit and share some of our own struggles in hope that it starts a conversation. The titles and subjects of our previous records have been very hopeful and happy, but as we approached writing and recording over the last couple years, we realized we all struggled deeply with fear and anxiety - things that aren't happy. Q: Did you approach the making of this album any different from your other records? When we got to the point where we were actively writing more about our own struggles, we knew it was time to do this record. In the past, we've done a lot of writing about things our friends are going through, but this time we have tried to be a lot more honest and vulnerable about what's happening with us personally. Q: How and when you know it was time to make an album?įrom a personal and artistic perspective, we know it's time to make a new record when we find that we have something to say. In a lot of ways it doesn't seem like three years since "Live on Forever," but a lot of real life has happened in the last three years, so it's gone by quickly. Personally, our families are growing and getting older which takes up more time as we reach new milestones (like teaching them to drive!). For work, we have toured all over the world, and we did a lot of writing and recording for the new record. We've been incredibly busy - with both music and life. It's been nearly three years since your last full-length, what's happened during this time? Q: Thanks guys for doing this interview with us. An instant fan favorite, "Fear No More" has found an incredible viral audience that resonates with its powerful message, picking up over 2 million views on Youtube over a couple months' time. While the radio single picks up steam, the title track has found a grassroots life of its own. ![]() After a nearly 3 year hiatus, THE AFTERS return with their sixth studio album "Fear No More", available everywhere May 31. The album's debut single "Well Done" continues it's radio chart dominance with over 90% of Christian AC stations playing the poignant, emotional hit.
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