Occupy Wall Street song released

The band again turned to extensive touring in the following years. In addition to Jenkins, Hargreaves, and newly recruited guitarist Reid, the band stopped relying on temporary studio and touring support for bass playing, and hiring a new permanent bassist, Alex LeCavalier. Additionally, for the first time, a fifth official member, Alex Kopp, was brought on as a dedicated keyboardist . Work on a fifth album continued, with earliest reports showing plans for a 2011 release, but writer’s block continued to hamper Jenkins ability to complete lyrics for songs. The only newly recorded studio music the band would release for years was the impromptu -written “If There Ever Was a Time” song released in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement in November 2011. Moving into 2012, with writer’s block continuing to hinder the process, Jenkins began to advertise the album as the band’s last, feeling that the volume and structure of the album format was what made the writing process difficult for him. By the end of the year, the band did a short tour in India to help inspire the writing process; the band was far enough along to announce they were shooting a music video for a track. However, the album’s release continued to be delayed from 2013 to 2014 to 2015. Writer’s block continued to be cited as the reason by Jenkins, though Hargreaves noted that their past successes had afforded them the luxury of taking their time on material without having to rush it because of financial matters.