On September 13, 2017, Kevin Devine announced via Facebook that he would be taking time off of his own project, Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band, to join Brand New on their Science Fiction tour as an additional guitarist and vocalist.
On 3 September, Robert Fripp said that his differences with Adrian Belew had been resolved and that, while there were “no current plans for [him] to come out with the current formation,” he could potentially be invited back to the band in the future.
The album was originally scheduled for worldwide release in 2017, but was postponed in lieu of Live in Chicago ; however, it was only released in Japan in September 2017, with a bonus disc with recordings from the band’s tour there in December 2015.
Two days later on August 17, many people who had pre-ordered the vinyl edition of the album received a CD (limited to 500) in the post that contained an album in its entirety, named Science Fiction , compressed into one 61-minute long track.
On August 15, 2017, the band announced on Instagram that their fifth LP would be released on vinyl in October 2017.
and his debut full album release, Spooky Action , was released in August 2017.
which was released on July 28, 2017
” Deadcrush “, the fourth single from the album, was released on 12 July and was featured as a soundtrack in the FIFA 18 game.
In July 2017, “Everything Now” became Arcade Fire’s first single to reach number one on a Billboard chart, reaching number one on the Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart.
In June and July 2017, he was a guest on multiple shows of the Prophets of Rage during System of a Down’s European tour, singing ” Like a Stone ” in memory of his friend, Audioslave ‘s Chris Cornell .