Armor For Sleep announce new album ‘There Is No Memory,’ share “Breathe Again”

We were just talking about Armor For Sleep because of the 20th anniversary of What to Do When You Are Dead, which we looked back on as one of 20 classic emo albums turning 20 in 2025 and which the band performed in in full on a tour with Boys Night Out (who were also on that list) earlier this year, but it’s not all nostalgia for Armor For Sleep. After reuniting in 2020 and releasing The Rain Museum in 2022, they’ve now announced another new album, There Is No Memory, due November 7 via Equal Vision (pre-order). It was recorded with Sam Guaiana, and like The Rain Museum, it was inspired by bandleader Ben Jorgensen’s recent divorce.

Lead single “Breathe Again” is “a song about trying to come to grips with the fact that there was someone who you thought would be there for you through thick and thin who instead used a moment when you were at your lowest point to hurt you deeper than you thought possible,” according to a new press release, and Ben himself says, “This person has since moved on and there is really no reconciliation possible for us, so this song is my attempt at sorting through the situation and trying to find some resolution. I think at the end, I attempt to forgive, but honestly the pain was just too great for me to really allow that.” The song sounds like classic Armor For Sleep with a mature new spin, and you can check out its Dylan Hryciuk-directed video below.

About the album overall, Ben continues, “When you’re going through a traumatic experience — and are actually underwater in an event such as a divorce — it’s very difficult to have any kind of perspective on anything other than that one thing that’s consuming all aspects of your life. The Rain Museum was written right after I went through this crazy life event. For this one, in contrast, I’m higher off that waterline, and I have a broader perspective now. I’ve been taking stock of my life as a whole, and so I found myself thinking and writing about the strange experience of memories and the power they have over all facets of who I am.”

“It’s an exploration of me wondering how much of my life is controlled by what I’ve been through. And trying to unpack all sorts of different memories, whether they’re from relationships I’ve been through, betrayals, addictions, friends I’ve lost along the way. It’s me wondering if I am just the collective sum of all the things I’ve lived through or if there is a me underneath it all who can still choose his own fate.”

And about the album title, he adds, “While working on these demos one day, my computer crashed. But right before completely freezing, it spit out an error message on the screen that said: ‘THERE IS NO MEMORY.’”

Armor For Sleep also have an upcoming fall tour supporting Senses Fail and Story of the Year, including a NYC show on November 22 at Palladium Times Square. All dates are listed below.

Tracklist
The Outer Ring
Breathe Again
In Another Dream
I’d Set Fire
Maybe The Sky Will Break
What A Beautiful World
A Sky Full Of Black Holes
Ice On The Lake
Always Daylight
Last Days
All The Best

Armor For Sleep — 2025 Tour Dates
Nov. 17 — Atlanta, GA — The Eastern *
Nov. 18 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz *
Nov. 19 — Baltimore, MD — Nevermore Hall *
Nov. 21 — Philadelphia, PA — Franklin Music Hall *
Nov. 22 — New York, NY — Palladium Time Square *
Nov. 23 — Boston, MA — Roadrunner *
Nov. 24 — Buffalo, NY — Buffalo Riverworks *
Nov. 25 — Detroit, MI — St Andrews Hall *
Nov. 29 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre *
Nov. 30 — Cincinnati, OH — Bogarts *
Dec. 02 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave *
Dec. 03 — Minneapolis, MN — The Fillmore *
Dec. 05 — Denver, CO — Summit *
Dec. 06 — Denver, CO — Summit *
Dec. 07 — Salt Lake City, UT — Rockwell at The Complex *
Dec. 09 — Seattle, WA — Showbox SoDo *
Dec. 10 — Portland, OR — Revolution *
Dec. 12 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues *
Dec. 13 — Riverside, CA — Riverside Municipal Auditorium *

* — supporting Senses Fail, Story of the Year