Inside Underøath’s cathartic new album and their fearless future

On 2018 comeback record Erase Me, Underøath moved to a more mature sound without losing the emo credentials they built their fanbase on. The success and re-ignition of friendships meant this wasn’t just a quick and easy cash-grab: this was a band back for good, and feeling excited about their newly-aligned future. Like everyone else, though, the pandemic meant that their plans had to be changed, adapted, and changed again. Now four years on from Erase Me, Underøath are back with Voyeurist. Free from shackles and forging their own path, the Florida titans created the album completely independently with no outside influences – a move that saw them revisit their roots to get the creative juices flowing. Here, vocalist Spencer Chamberlain and guitarist Tim McTague tell...

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