Algernon Cadwallader have announced their first album in 14 years, Trying Not to Have a Thought, which arrives September 12 via Saddle Creek. Following 2011’s Parrot Flies, it’s also the emo band’s first album with the original lineup of vocalist/bassist Peter Helmis, guitarists Joe Reinhart and Colin Mahony, and drummer Nick Tazza since their 2008 debut Some Kind of Cadwallader. The rowdy, poignant lead single is out today alongside a video directed by Darby Irrgang and Ricky Christian. Check it out below.
In 2018, Lauren Records reissued Algernon Cadwallader’s two albums on vinyl. In 2022, the group reunited for their first live shows in a decade.
Trying Not to Have a Thought Cover Artwork:
Trying Not to Have a Thought Tracklist:
1. Hawk
2. Shameless Faces (Even The Guy Who Made The Thing Was A Piece Of Shit)
3. What’s Mine
4. noitanitsarcorP
5. Koyaanisqatsi
6. Trying Not To Have A Thought
7. You’ve Always Been Here
8. Revelation 420
9. Million Dollars
10. Attn MOVE
11. World Of Difference
Algernon Cadwallader 2025 Tour Dates:
Nov 06 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Nov 07 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
Nov 08 – Seattle, WA – Substation
Nov 10 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
Nov 11 – West Hollywood, CA – The Roxy Theatre
Nov 13 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
Nov 14 – Mesa, AZ – The Rosetta Room
Nov 15 – Santa Fe, NM – Tumbleroot Distillery
Nov 16 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Nov 17 – Wichita, KS – WAVE
Nov 20 – Austin, TX – 29th St Ballroom
Nov 21 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
Nov 22 – Oklahoma City, OK – Resonant Head
Nov 24 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
Nov 25 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry
Nov 26 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Nov 28 – Ferndale, MI – The Loving Touch
Nov 29 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck
Nov 30 – Montreal, QC – Bar le “Ritz” PDB
Dec 01 – South Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Dec 02 – Portland, ME – SPACE Gallery
Dec 04 – New York, NY – Racket
Dec 05 – Allentown, PA – Arrow at Archer Music Hall
Dec 06 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
Dec 07 – Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR
Dec 08 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
Dec 09 – Gainesville, FL – Heartwood Soundstage
Dec 11 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
Dec 12 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis
Dec 13 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Dec 14 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
Dec 15 – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
