{"id":43483,"date":"2025-07-31T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43483"},"modified":"2025-07-17T22:31:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:31:54","slug":"modern-life-is-war-announce-first-album-in-12-years-drop-haunting-new-single-jackie-oh-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43483","title":{"rendered":"Modern Life Is War announce first album in 12 years + Drop haunting new single \u2018Jackie Oh No\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hardcore heavyweights&nbsp;Modern Life Is War&nbsp;are officially back with&nbsp;\u2018Life on the Moon\u2019\u2014their first proper full-length album in over a decade, landing September 5 via Deathwish Inc. (digital) and Iodine Recordings (physical). Yeah, it&#8217;s been twelve long years, but trust us\u2014it\u2019s been worth the wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new record dives deep into grief, memory, obsession, and the strange beauty of being alive. It\u2019s a heavy trip, full of the emotional intensity and poetic grit the band is known for. Think raw wounds dressed up in reverb and rage. It\u2019s personal. It\u2019s cathartic. It&nbsp;<em>hurts<\/em>\u2014in the best way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today they\u2019ve shared the second single,&nbsp;<em>Jackie Oh No,<\/em> a dusky ballad draped in melancholy and menace. Frontman Jeff Eaton describes it as \u201c<em>a song about an obsessive love that is as dangerous as it is powerful.<\/em>\u201d Inspired by shadowy folklore and twisted devotion, the track feels like a doomed love letter scrawled across time, from the badlands to the book depository.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hDRCKfYybQo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The full album was pieced together over several years with longtime collaborator Brooks Strause and a tight-knit crew of friends. It\u2019s a moody, shape-shifting journey\u2014blending defiance and vulnerability, concrete emotion and celestial weirdness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Catch Modern Life Is War live this fall:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5201.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5201-819x1024.jpeg?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Modern Life Is War tour dates\" class=\"wp-image-43485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5201.jpeg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5201.jpeg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5201.jpeg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5201.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sep. 27 \u2013 Iowa City, IA \u2013 Gabe&#8217;s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sep. 28 \u2013 Champaign, IL \u2013 The Space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sep. 29 \u2013 Louisville, KY \u2013 Mag Bar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sep. 30 \u2013 University City, MO \u2013 Blueberry Hill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct. 01 \u2013 Lawrence, KS \u2013 Bottleneck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct. 02 \u2013 Oklahoma City, OK \u2013 89th Street<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oct. 04 \u2013 Birmingham, AL \u2013 Furnace Fest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5202.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5202.jpeg?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Modern Life Is War Life On The Moon cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-43484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5202.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5202.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5202.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5202.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018Life on the Moon\u2019 track list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Invocation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Song on the Moon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is a Telephone That Never Stops Ringing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empty Shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jackie Oh No<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Johnny Gone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homecoming Queen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You Look Like the Morning Sun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Shadow of Ingredion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bloodsport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kid Hard Dub<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over the Road<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talismanic<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order the album digitally via Deathwish Inc. or grab a physical copy through Iodine Recordings. This one\u2019s not just a comeback\u2014it\u2019s a full-blown reckoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned, stay loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern Life Is War:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/modernlifeiswar.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bluesky<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/modernlifeiswar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/modernlifeiswar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Hardcore heavyweights&nbsp;Modern Life Is War&nbsp;are officially back with&nbsp;\u2018Life on the Moon\u2019\u2014their first proper full-length album in over a decade, landing September 5 via Deathwish Inc. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=43483\" title=\"Modern Life Is War announce first album in 12 years + Drop haunting new single \u2018Jackie Oh No\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Modern Life Is War announce first album in 12 years + Drop haunting new single \u2018Jackie Oh No\u2019 #indiemusic #music #modernlifeiswar","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":43486,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5200.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,30,1907],"tags":[12179,12903,12905,12904,1245],"class_list":["post-43483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-deathwish-inc","tag-jackie-oh-no","tag-life-on-the-moon","tag-modern-life-is-war","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_5200.jpeg?fit=900%2C609&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bjl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32220,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=32220","url_meta":{"origin":43483,"position":0},"title":"Frail Body sign to Deathwish Inc. + announce new album  \u2018A Brief Memoriam\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Illinois-based\u00a0Frail Body\u00a0embodies the spirit and soul of what many define as \u201cscreamo;\u201d their songs are lamentations about nihilism, death, anxiety, existentialism and hopelessness of existence in modern American society. 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