The Canyon released

Their seventh studio album, The Canyon , was released on October 27, 2017, with a video for the song ” Over and Over Again ” being released prior to the album. The music video was directed by Lisa Mann and included dance choreography with bright visuals. The album was produced by Ross Robinson, and was recorded using analog equipment with no click-tracks or backing vocals to achieve a raw sound. McCracken and Shekoski bonded over the loss of their loved ones, including McCracken’s friend, Traegan, and Shekoski’s late father who died from a car accident about ten years prior, with McCracken stating in an interview with the Alternative Press , “We’ve never had a more connected time creatively, I’ve never felt closer to peace and my understanding of peace being this aggressive selfless drive to create something, to explode into history as one, as all, not as an individual. So many, just monuments and huge moments, that when we were done, I was overwhelmed.”