With You in Spirit

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With You in Spirit
With You in Spirit - Balance and Composure.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2024 (2024-10-04)
Genre Soft rock
Length37:45
Label Memory Music
Producer Will Yip
Balance and Composure chronology
Light We Made
(2016)
With You in Spirit
(2024)
Singles from With You in Spirit
  1. "Cross to Bear"
    Released: May 29, 2024 [1]
  2. "Sorrow Machine"
    Released: May 29, 2024 [1]
  3. "Believe the Hype"
    Released: July 16, 2024 [2]
  4. "Any Means"
    Released: August 20, 2024 [3]
  5. "With You in Spirit"
    Released: September 23, 2024

With You in Spirit (stylized in all lowercase) is the fourth studio album from American rock band Balance and Composure. Their first studio album since reuniting in 2023, it was released on October 4, 2024, through Memory Music. The eight-year gap between it and Light We Made marks the longest gap in the band's studio albums to date. It is also the band's first studio album with drummer Dennis Wilson.

Contents

Five singles were released ahead of the album: "Cross to Bear", "Sorrow Machine", "Believe the Hype", "Any Means", and the title track, each with a music video.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jonathan Simmons; all music is composed by Matthew Warner, Dennis Wilson, Erik Petersen, Andy Slaymaker, Simmons, and Will Yip; additional writing on "Any Means" by Joey Vannucchi.

With You in Spirit track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Restless"1:49
2."Ain't It Sweet"2:57
3."Any Means"3:37
4."Cross to Bear"4:32
5."Believe the Hype"3:35
6."Lead Foot"3:25
7."Sorrow Machine"4:45
8."A Little of Myself"3:33
9."Closer to God"4:52
10."With You in Spirit"4:40
Total length:37:45

Personnel

Balance and Composure

Additional contributors

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References

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  3. Breihan, Tom (20 August 2024). "Balance and Composure Share New Song "any means"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 27, 2024.