New York quartet STATION has announced their new album, Stained Glass out November 1. The band premiered a video for “A Matter of Time” to announce the news via Billboard—watch + share via Youtube.
The video celebrates authenticity, showcasing werewolves falling in love, vintage ice cream shops, and more. Lyrically, “A Matter of Time” pokes fun at bands who romanticize things they actually know nothing about. So much so, that if the ‘real thing’ walked in, they wouldn’t know it because they’ve created their own fantasy version of the subject matter in their heads.
Stained Glass is STATION’s third album, featuring material that was written throughout the group’s career, with each song representing a different period and a different set of emotions. Because of this, newly recorded tracks interact with past ideas and bring about the band’s current frame of reference, showing both how they’ve grown and stayed the same. The LP is titled “Stained Glass” as a double meaning: the band has been together for a while and refilled the glass many times, with news ideas yet still bearing something of the past. It’s also a nod to actual stained glass, with different pieces of colors from various timelines put together, (in this case songs) converging into one piece.
STATION creates anthems. The new songs bring back a time when rock’n’roll was about big hooks, loud guitars, and sure, great hair, but the ballads are pretty dynamic, too. “All You Need Is A Heartbeat” references the day spent filming the band’s first music video, filmed right after Hurricane Sandy, while LP title track “Stained Glass” is an instrumental piece inspired by a drive through Long Island. “Angel” is an old song, completely re-written besides the chorus, about realizing that things other than alcohol and drugs can be the source of addiction.
“Still Here” portrays how overcoming obstacles makes you who you are, “Emily” and “I Need You Red” were inspired by old flames, and “I See You Everywhere” is about needing someone’s approval, but wanting to break out of that dependency. “Nothin’ But Love” shares the story of a couple finding a house together, and realizing that the love of the house is brought in by the people in it. “Never Enough” deals with not being able to cope with the fact that a relationship you want to happen never will, and “Burnin’ Out Fast” explores the very early days of STATION—a lot of songwriting and fun, but very little sleep.