Movements unveil frantic new single Live By The Sword before September album release
Movements have released their new single Live By The Sword, accompanied by an official visualiser, as the Southern California band prepare to issue their fourth album, Happier Now.
The record arrives on 4 September 2026 via Fearless Records. Live By The Sword follows the album’s earlier previews and leans into the taut, guitar-driven side of the band’s sound, pairing hushed vocal chants with a restless mid-tempo push.
The track is a frantic, clanging affair, its guitars carrying the weight while the rhythm section keeps the tension coiled beneath it.
A 12-track record due in September
Happier Now will feature 12 tracks, including previously released cuts Dissolve Me, Everything Is Fine, Back In My Ways and the title track. The new single lands as the ninth track on the album.
- Pulse
- Dissolve Me
- Everything Is Fine
- Happier Now
- Flowerbed
- Back In My Ways
- Spellbound
- Ill At Ease
- Live By The Sword
- Everyone I’ve Ever Been
- Fragile Hands
- Separate
US headline dates with Balance and Composure
Movements will take Happier Now on the road this autumn for a US headline run with Balance and Composure, Midrift and NIIS. The tour begins in Seattle on 7 October and closes in Santa Ana on 14 November.
- 7 October — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo
- 8 October — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
- 10 October — San Jose, CA — San Jose Civic
- 12 October — Salt Lake City, UT — The Complex
- 14 October — Denver, CO — Mission Ballroom
- 15 October — Omaha, NE — Steelhouse
- 17 October — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theater
- 18 October — Chicago, IL — The Salt Shed
- 20 October — Royal Oak, MI — Royal Oak
- 21 October — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
- 23 October — New York, NY — Terminal 5
- 24 October — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall
- 25 October — Boston, MA — Roadrunner
- 28 October — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
- 30 October — Richmond, VA — The National
- 31 October — Norfolk, VA — The NorVa
- 2 November — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
- 4 November — St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Landing
- 6 November — Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live
- 7 November — Atlanta, GA — The Tabernacle
- 10 November — San Antonio, TX — Tech Port
- 11 November — Dallas, TX — Bomb Factory
- 13 November — Mesa, AZ — Mesa Amphitheater
- 14 November — Santa Ana, CA — Observatory Festival Grounds
More Movements on Punkinfocus: Movements announce 2027 UK and European tour with Gouge Away (September 2026) · Movements share dark new Separate video ahead of Happier Now (July 2026) · Movements Share Everything Is Fine Visualiser Ahead Of Happier Now (June 2026)
