Formed by Simon Lam and Hamish Mitchell, Armlock have taken an electronic approach to indie rock with their previous albums, , released in 2021, and , released in 2024. is described as their most substantial and is introduced by "Lifer".
"We've written a lot of simple songs, but 'Lifer' might be the most straightforward song we've ever made," the band say. "Around the time we wrote it, we became a little obsessed with using really plain, unpoetic lyrics. That probably came from a series of long and complicated conversations happening in real life at the time. The chorus kind of says everything the song is trying to say. It's about finding confidence in someone else's confidence, moving forward, and who you're doing it with."
Recorded between the two members' studios, is "a culmination of this era of the band," Lam says. "I think we were keen to find the center of this sound we've been shooting for the past few years. We wanted it to be the most Armlock record it could be."
"A lot of it is about the future," he adds. "Trying to build a life because you can feel that change is impending—it's sort of like a race against time to get yourself set up, to burn through the habits of your twenties because things are getting serious. But how do you keep the flame alive at the same time?"
Armlock have also announced a run of US tour dates, including Boston's Something In The Way Fest in February 2027, with additional dates in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles.
