Sleeping With Sirens Drop New Video and Announce Album An Ending In Itself
Sleeping With Sirens are not easing back into things. Four years since Complete Collapse, the band just dropped a brand new music video for "Forever/Always" and officially announced their eighth studio album, An Ending In Itself, arriving June 12 via Rise Records. This is a big one.
For context, this is their first release on Rise Records in 13 years. The last time they put out a record through Rise was Feel back in 2013, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Before that, Rise was home to With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear and the gold-certified Let's Cheers To This, which gave us the platinum single "If You Can't Hang." So yeah, the homecoming is real.
The "Forever/Always" Video
The new video, directed by Max Moore (who's worked with A Day To Remember and Coheed And Cambria), is a raw, stripped-down performance piece set in an early spring forest. It channels this mid-2000s alternative visual energy with high-contrast imagery and a haunting, memory-soaked atmosphere. It feels nostalgic without being a throwback, if that makes sense.
Kellin Quinn got personal about the meaning behind the track. He shared that his family had been planning a move to Michigan before ultimately returning to Oregon, and during that time both his daughter and his wife went through serious health struggles. "It's a song about standing by and just being there as an anchor as much as I could for my family," Quinn explained. He also called it a thank you to the people who show up during the good and challenging moments, and expressed hope that the song brings fans and their friends closer together.
I'll be real, that kind of vulnerability is exactly what makes Sleeping With Sirens hit different. It's not manufactured emotion. You can hear it.
About the Album
An Ending In Itself was produced by Will Yip, the guy behind records from Turnstile and Circa Survive. Quinn noted that the title track was actually the first song the band wrote together with Yip, describing the process as a return to their origins. Getting in a room, playing as a band, bouncing off each other. That energy comes through.
If you've been following the arc of this band, you know the story. After Gossip in 2017 leaned into a slicker pop direction and divided the fanbase, they course-corrected hard with 2019's grittier How It Feels To Be Lost and then pushed even further on 2022's Complete Collapse. This new record is described as both a culmination and a continuation, completing that emotional arc while reconnecting with the spirit that started everything.
The current lineup features Kellin Quinn on vocals, Nick Martin on guitar, Justin Hills on bass, Matty Best on drums, and Tony Pizzuti on guitar. Pizzuti, formerly of The Word Alive, joined after Jack Fowler departed the band in 2022.
Full Track Listing
The album clocks in at 12 tracks:
01. "An Ending In Itself" / 02. "Forever/Always" / 03. "God In My Head" / 04. "Need You Here" / 05. "Left On Repeat" / 06. "House Of Matches" / 07. "Waiting For You" / 08. "Paralyzed" / 09. "Process" / 10. "PTSD" / 11. "Looking Back At Me" / 12. "Storm Clouds"
Pre-Orders and Physical Formats
Pre-orders are live now. There's an exclusive colored vinyl with signed inserts, and a zine CD that comes with 24 pages of behind-the-scenes photos and handwritten lyrics. Vinyl options include an Orange Smoke LP limited to 2,200 copies with a signed insert and a Black, White & Blue Galaxy LP limited to just 300. Each pre-order gets you an instant download of the first two singles. Merch is set to ship around June 5. You can grab all of it at the official pre-order page or browse the Sirens merch store.
Tour Dates
The band has a stacked run of dates through the rest of the year. Headline shows, major festival slots, the works. Here's the full confirmed schedule:
May 8 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works (Headline)
May 10 — Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
June 11 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz (Headline)
June 13 — Washington, DC @ Vans Warped Tour
July 11 — Las Vegas, NV @ Fremont Street Experience
July 18 — Mansfield, OH @ Inkcarceration Festival
July 25 — Long Beach, CA @ Vans Warped Tour
September 18 — Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
October 3 — Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
November 14 — Orlando, FL @ Vans Warped Tour
Tickets for all dates are available now through Ticketmaster and Live Nation. If you want first access to presales and VIP packages, you can also join the Sirens Club through the band's official site.
Honestly, fifteen years in and Sleeping With Sirens are hitting a stride that feels earned. The return to Rise, the Will Yip production, the vulnerability in these new songs. It all points to a band that knows exactly what they want to say and isn't wasting a second getting there. If you haven't locked in your pre-order or grabbed tickets yet, don't sleep on this one.
Cover photo courtesy of Ticketmaster