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Alternative Rock Outfit Anberlin Surprise Fans With Reimagined Version Of Quintessential Album ‘Never Take Friendship Personal’

ALTERNATIVE ROCK OUTFIT ANBERLIN SURPRISE FANS WITH REIMAGINED VERSION OF QUINTESSENTIAL ALBUM

NEVER TAKE FRIENDSHIP PERSONAL WITH THE LAUNCH OF NEVERTAKE, FEATURING MATTY MULLINS ON VOCALS ACROSS ALL SONGS

 

Photo credit: Jacob Moniz

 

New York, NY (March 21, 2025) – As Anberlin continues their celebration of Never Take Friendship Personal, the alternative outfit surprised fans this morning with the release of Nevertake, a reimagined version of quintessential album celebrating its twenty year anniversary, now featuring Matty Mullins on vocals. To give fans a taste of what’s to come, the band shared a music video for “A Day Late” earlier this month, directed by Jacob Moniz & Nate Young, the music video was filmed at the start of tour.

 

Vocalist Matty Mullins shares “’Never Take Friendship Personal’ was the soundtrack to my life when I was 17. It shaped the most crucial years of my early music career. To now have the opportunity to step into the role of vocalist for the band that inspired me is beyond surreal. Re-recording this album with my own voice has been a full-circle moment and an absolute dream come true. We’ve poured our hearts into honoring the original while giving it new life, and I can’t wait for both longtime fans and new listeners to experience it in this way.”

 

After their highly anticipated performance at last year’s When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas, NV, featuring a surprise collaboration on stage with Stephen Christian,  Anberlin announced they’ll be hitting the road this Spring on a headlining tour to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Never Take Friendship Personal. In addition, Copeland will be joining them to perform In Motion in its entirety. The Dangerous Summer, Spitalfield and Madina Lake will also support on select dates.

NEVER TAKE FRIENDSHIP PERSONAL TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

 

Mar 21 – Salt Lake City, UT at The Depot*%

Mar 22 – Denver, CO at Summit*%

Mar 24 – Kansas City, MO at Madrid Theatre*#

Mar 25 – Minneapolis, MN at Varsity Theater*#

Mar 28 – St. Louis, MO at Delmar Hall*#

Mar 29 – Milwaukee, WI at The Rave*#

Mar 30 – Detroit, MI at The Majestic Theatre*#

Mar 31 – Columbus, OH at Athenaeum*#

Apr 02 – Charlotte, NC at Neighborhood Theatre*#

Apr 03 – Atlanta, GA at The Masquerade*#

Apr 05 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Revolution Live*#

Apr 06 – Orlando, FL at House of Blues*#

Jun 04 – Porto Alegre, Brazil at Araújo Vianna Auditorium

Jun 06 – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil at Fundição Progresso

Jun 07 – São Paulo, Brazil at Audio

Jun 08 – São Paulo, Brazil at Audio

Jun 20 – Kansas City, KS at Not Just A “Phase” Fest

 

* with Copeland

^ with The Dangerous Summer

% with Spitalfield

# with Madina Lake

 

A force in alternative rock for more than two decades, Anberlin recently unveiled their full length album, Vega, on August 2 via Equal Vision Records. This highly anticipated release is the first proper record since announcing the touring departure of vocalist Stephen Christian and the addition of Memphis May Fire’s Matty Mullins. The twelve-tracks, deliberately free-flowing, represent the diverse nature of Anberlin; with a handful of much heavier tracks, a dabble into industrial exploration, as well as the quintessential mellow vibes Anberlin fans have come to love over the band’s expansive career.

Anberlin is Matty Mullins (Vocals), Stephen Christian (Vocals), Christian McAlhaney (Guitar & Vocals), Joseph Milligan (Guitar), Deon Rexroat (Bass) and Nathan Young (Drums).

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