Commoner release Former Self alongside Cobalt Blue video featuring Split Chain
Commoner have released their debut album, Former Self, via Pure Noise Records, accompanied by the video for opening track Cobalt Blue, which features Split Chain.
The Phoenix emo and alternative outfit frame Cobalt Blue as a song about the uneasy shift into adulthood: the pressure of responsibility, the fear of letting people down and the weight that accumulates with age.
The band say: “Cobalt Blue is a ‘coming of age’ song. The fear of failing the people you want to show up for most. The strain that is put on you as you grow older, and the weight that follows. We wanted track one on the record to be something you could always relate to, as you continue to grow.”
A record shaped by change
Produced by long-time collaborator Zach Tuch, Former Self examines childhood, memory and the versions of ourselves that slip out of reach. It follows earlier single Breach, which the band describe as a bridge between their past work and the sound they have settled into on the full-length.
Vocalist Romin Mattison says: “Former Self is a window of reflection for each of our lives. For what it’s been and how we’ve learned to move forward. People change, situations change, life is full of it.
“As a band, we have always gravitated towards the works of bands who touch on moments of time as they are your own. Instances in which the experience has felt shared, rather than being preached. Our debut full length was a meditative piece for all of the members, and has allowed us to close a chapter in our writing that we had all felt needed conclusion.”
The ten-track record also includes previous singles Passerby and Cemetery Dogs. Order Former Self here.
Former Self track listing
- Cobalt Blue (feat. Split Chain)
- Passerby
- In Reserve
- Cemetery Dogs
- Sparks
- Sirens A Block Away
- Runner Up
- Former Self
- As Cold As It Gets
- Appendix
Commoner head out with ASkySoBlack and 0 Miles Per Hour
Commoner are currently on the road across the US in support of ASkySoBlack and 0 Miles Per Hour, with dates running through November.
- 5 November 2026 – Che Cafe, San Diego, CA
- 6 November 2026 – Oblivion, Los Angeles, CA
- 7 November 2026 – 4th Street Coffee Bar, Reno, NV
- 9 November 2026 – Central Saloon, Seattle, WA
- 10 November 2026 – High Limit, Portland, OR
- 11 November 2026 – Rockafairy Express, Medford, OR
- 12 November 2026 – TBA, Modesto, CA
- 13 November 2026 – Gilman, Berkeley, CA
- 14 November 2026 – Voodoo Brewery, Las Vegas, NV
- 16 November 2026 – Bee Vinyl Cafe, Cottonwood, AZ
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