On Friday, August 2, the official Waterparks Instagram account detailed that the band is canceling their album INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY. However, the band is set to release one new track tomorrow, Saturday, August 3, “GUILT.”
Their Instagram statement notes, “I no longer feel good about INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY and will be canceling the release. The sheer amount of unprecedented mishaps, bureaucratic red tape, and bizarre things that have gone wrong truly has me believing the universe is working against this project and I’m tired of fighting it. It sounds dramatic but without going into every specific detail, this album feels haunted.”
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The post continues by saying, “On top of that, living in the ‘PROPERTY’ world for 3 years now and constantly being in the headspace of re-approaching my issues with religion is very unhealthy and continues to take its toll on my mental wellbeing. The idea of having to follow through with a full rollout, multiple tours for it, and keep living in that place sounds daunting and I’d rather take a beat and reapproach the next Waterparks album with love rather than fear and bad energy.”
Additionally, Waterparks shared, “It’s unconventional but I wanted to give one final thank you to everyone who celebrated INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2 with us from its inception at the SNEAKING OUT OF HEAVEN tour: tomorrow we’re dropping one final track from the album titled GUILT. If you were there, you’ll know.”
Finally, the statement reads, “All that being said, without going into detail, you’re going to really enjoy the next few months. Thank you forever, enjoy.”
The statement is accompanied by a dark video. In it, a person with a shovel is throwing dirt on singer Awsten Knight, who appears to be lying in a shallow hole in the ground.
All in all, the band has shared two other singles from what was supposed to be the new album, “FAI2” featuring Zeph and “SOULSUCKER.”
More to come…
