The Blue Nowhere

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The Blue Nowhere
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2025
Genre
Length71:20
Label InsideOut Music
Producer Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me chronology
Colors II
(2021)
The Blue Nowhere
(2025)
Singles from The Blue Nowhere
  1. "Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark"
    Released: June 12, 2025
  2. "Absent Thereafter"
    Released: July 24, 2025
  3. "The Blue Nowhere"
    Released: September 4, 2025

The Blue Nowhere is the eleventh studio album by American progressive metal band Between the Buried and Me. It was released on September 12, 2025 through InsideOut Music, their first release with the label. It is also their first album without member Dustie Waring since Alaska and their first as a four-piece band. [3] [4] The song "Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark" serves as the first single for the band released with a musical video on June 12, 2025. The four-year gap is the longest the band has had between studio albums, since the release of Colors II in 2021.

Contents

Background

Vocalist Tommy Giles Rogers explained about approaching the concept of the album without having one: [5] [6]

[the 10-track collection] exists in a world that’s not tied to a storyline. It’s more about a feeling, where the songs live for me.” [He describes the lyrical approach to The Blue Nowhere] as “journal entries, fleeting and introspective thoughts – chaotic at times, depending on the music.

In regards of their first single, Rogers shared:

This track emerged from the maniac genius of Dan Briggs. The song deals with the dark cloud that is ego, so I tried to vocally approach it with a different kind of confidence than normal, almost like a pop song… even though it takes you down crazy avenues, you can sit back and sing along.

Bassist Dan Briggs added:

It’s one of the rare songs I started around the bass and that foundational funky idea, while also maintaining a pretty straightforward melodic idea underneath everything, no matter how dense it got rhythmically. I love when we have arrangements that feel like they have a page turn into another dimension, but I thought it was important for this one to feel really seamless as it moved dynamically. Even when it gets heavy, I thought it’d be fun at the core to still feel like it was Prince’s band playing, keeping it funky.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tommy Rogers; all music is composed by Dan Briggs, Blake Richardson, Rogers, and Paul Waggoner.

The Blue Nowhere track listing [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark"7:59
2."God Terror"6:41
3."Absent Thereafter"10:28
4."Pause"2:49
5."Door #3"5:58
6."Mirador Uncoil"0:52
7."Psychomanteum"11:12
8."Slow Paranoia"11:28
9."The Blue Nowhere"6:01
10."Beautifully Human"7:52
Total length:71:20
Pre-order vinyl edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Overture"4:08

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Between the Buried and Me

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart performance for The Blue Nowhere
Chart (2025)Peak
position
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [9] 80
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [10] 14

References

  1. 1 2 Jordan Blum (September 1, 2025). "BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – The Blue Nowhere (Album Review)". Sonic Perspectives. Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  2. Alec Chillingworth (September 11, 2025). ""It's bat****, bug****, bull****. If you really dislike the band, it's utter dog****." Between The Buried And Me finally bite off more than they can chew with The Blue Nowhere". Louder Sound.
  3. "Between The Buried And Me's New Album "The Blue Nowhere" Announced For September, "Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark" Video Debuts". Theprp.com. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  4. "BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Things We Tell Ourselves In The Dark (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube . June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  5. "Between The Buried And Me announce new album 'The Blue Nowhere' and first single "Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark"". The Prog Report. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  6. Adams, Gregory. "BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME announce new album with single "Things We Tell Ourselves in the Dark"". Revolver. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  7. "Between The Buried And Me - The Blue Nowhere - Gatefold Iceberg 2xLP +". Century Media. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  8. "The Blue Nowhere / Between The Buried And Me / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved September 11, 2025.
  9. "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  10. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 20, 2025.