Anathema - Springfield (from The Optimist)

[@Joeyhamdall]

Still rocking with this amazing band. Who’s still rocking with anathema ?

[@darth-imperius]

Always and forever! 💜💜💜

[@harryjara4430]

All of us rocking overthere 🇨🇱

[@harryjara4430]

and overhere ✋😎❗️

[@l3mp3]

What a gem

[@AdamReade]

here too

[@JohnCamacho]

Discovered this band in 2024

[@tremorchrist84]

Bring back Anathema!

[@Adweriel]

Its so Anathema. Beatiful and calm, then breaking into explosion leading to the skies, then leaving you just with you own feelings...

[@lilianeaboukhalil9193]

Cannot be described any better!

[@marinalnf3359]

*with your own wings :)

[@marcaoun8478]

Lilo

[@lilianeaboukhalil9193]

Marc

[@ALIELDEAN]

i am a huge fan for 10 yesrs

[@bahaajamal8796]

My friend introduced me to this wonderful band many years ago It was our favorite band, and we've been waiting for this album for so long, sadly he passed away last year and will not have the chance to listen to them This is for you brother❤️

[@gamer3294]

Bahaa Jamal Im sure hes enjoying listening to it up there

[@tekkadagger]

You don't know me, nor do i know you, but if Anathema is your favorite band, you and i can be friends. In the same way, this one is for your friend in the Eternity.

[@progmetalfan4270]

wonderful moments like this from brothers in music i don't even know really make me want to believe in some kind of religion. I'm sure he would be incredibly proud and humbled that you immortalised is memory under this masterpiece

[@ericstolze8925]

I just found this wonderful group of musicians yesterday. I found this today and was moved by your words. I know what it means to not be able to share such beautiful and powerful music with those who are gone.

[@bobross541]

Fuck man, sorry for your loss

[@eren_moroglu02]

Anathema grubunu seviyorum, benim için çok değerli bir grup 🖤

[@Liliane-07]

I´m gonna miss Anathema so much! At least we have the old songs to comfort us! Hope they come back!!

[@italomarques8648]

They are definitely going to be missed. Let's hope they come back someday.

[@kareemalhajee167]

I hope

[@oguzakalin9847]

This is purely "Anathema", have no words to describe this genre.

[@Kanon3CO]

I want to walk alone through deserted streets by night hearing this song on repeat mode.

[@hiro6406]

Kanon3CO cold snowing night for me

[@unkatruk9932]

Ok, yeah... I get it. Quality background music for your inward-looking, yet determined march thru the center of town There's a truck behind you, you know

[@depthshade837]

Me too, but with rain or snow

[@colosseer4184]

Well I was doing it. Exchange year in Finland...

[@eduardoreyna743]

Such a beautiful sensation. Try it with San Francisco.

[@sandravedder]

You also should listen to this song with headphones on, there is a lot to be discovered. 💓

[@tcroyce8128]

always do that....and yesss its always true

[@awsomepossum210]

I was lucky enough to listen to this the first time with my headphones on and the next thing I know I was crying in the middle of my office simply because I was awe struck....

[@bovenzee]

same here,..

[@umitbalioglu4251]

Should I buy new headphones? Because I don't get anything!

[@34136TS]

Listen with a pair of Stax headphones and there's a whole new universe of sound to be discovered! :)

[@AlPacinoLeBoss]

Wow.. the atmosphere of this song is amazing, I can't wait for the new album!

[@Dahkeus3]

Agreed! I'll definitely be on the look out for this album now!

[@SaithrolI]

That album in your thumbnail tho :)

[@Cracky541]

In Anathema we trust !

[@abdallahalmasharfa7705]

TRUE TRUE.

[@alikareem3829]

Jester Head it just got released today

[@FaithsFallen]

They drive you right into the deepest of your own thoughts, no arrogance, no force, just drifting till you get there a truly amazing band.

[@jeffkurooni2815]

Forgotten by my family Despised by my ex-wife far from my children overwhelming pressure of an unhappy life this music are the tool I'll needed to put an end to it all... god, why it is so difficult? I only wish to see they happy.. does not matter, thanks Anathema, for open my eyes and make this song. This song will be the trail to the end of my pain.

[@KadiirAK]

Yaşıtlarım İsmayıl YeeKaaa dinlerken biz Anathema ile büyüdük. İşte hayattaki tek şanslı olduğum nokta...

[@morpatlcan7280]

yalnız değilsin

[@metalheadhilayda3685]

ohh be

[@hazretizeus2781]

Yaşıtların Danimarka’da Kraliyet Muhafızı olup Opeth,Darkthrone konserinde İsmayıl YeeeKaa ile büyümedik çok şükür demişler kutup ışıklarından gelen bilgilere göre ):

[@bahaahm1301]

Was afraid to lose these guys, Yes they are back baby!! And a tour with Alcest too!!

[@peterpetrichor]

yeeees, bout to see them in a month! ahh

[@darthioan]

Saw them live in Bucharest yesterday. Felt like heaven.

[@bahaahm1301]

lucky you

[@bahaahm1301]

lucky you

[@michaelcavaliere8887]

Beautiful song. God, do I love this band. Starts off calm and serene, and just explodes into beauty. This is what music is about. Well done!

[@Bl4ckSuzum1ya]

Exactly! This is what's been the most beautiful memory for me from younger years - listening to something calming and relaxing, thinking about stuff, then explosion of emotions and everything - I love it!

[@Blisterdude123]

There is a very, very epic post-rock feel to this, and I love it.

[@suheapqabani8679]

I was listening 🌱 with my girlfriend while walking in streets get losing under rain.i bought headphone for her .speciality for this song..it was wonderful moments

[@MrDraven37]

They're not repeating themselves.. Anathema have been a constant evolution right from the start.

[@julianjoyce2577]

This brilliant piece of music really illustrates what Vincent just said about working with producer Tony Doogan : “he suggested that we record as a live band, which we hadn’t done for years. Having played a few tunes on the last tour, we were ready for that. Tony wanted to capture that energy you can only get with everyone facing each other… it makes a big difference." :)))

[@dantess2693]

Beautiful and atmospheric. Love the idea of a sequel to A Fine Day to Exit!

[@belhougoldenwind]

Dantess26 yeess me too, it's my favorite album from them!

[@luisguillermocoto7250]

Muy buena banda

[@kaanyildiz5659]

from "dying wish" to "the optimist"... it's a long journey...

[@ilker.kivanc]

Kesinlikle :)

[@DyingSlow]

it's a fall from grace

[@absolutelydisgusted8665]

And I love every single second of it, Though their Death-Doom days hold a special spot in my heart. Brings bittersweet memories (':

[@lordad]

I first heared about anathema in 2002 when a local metal radio sender called "Zosh " played "They Die" From the Crestfallen EP which was allready 10 years old back then. i was quite surprised when i realised in 2002 that every album was completely different. Dying Wish is allready so different from the stuff they did on Crestfallen. tbh i think every album is good. But i really loved anathema the most on Alternative4 and Judgement. I still think they make quite some good music nowadays but for my personal taste it has gone progressive "pop " a bit too much

[@kareemalhajee167]

It's the best journey

[@prmcsd]

Anathema will be my favorite band forever. No one knows how to get feelings like them.

[@phichens]

Holy hell this hit me in the feels.

[@MoonDonut]

I was not prepared for this song... right in the feels!

[@edyrmishi]

Kscope is dope. love this label and Anathema !

[@julianjoyce2577]

Yesss ! I'm addicted too ! ^^ But.., about Kscope and its "post-progressive sounds", in my inner circle I note that it's quite difficult to find people as thrilled about it as I am... :'-(

[@edwardspencer-small7021]

I think part of that problem is people's experience with prog, they seem to think it dictates a very strict moment in time in the 70s and that all prog is going to sound like Yes, Genesis etc, when the true definition of prog suggests that you should always be moving music forward to keep with the times.

[@miroslavsafar3708]

Eddie Spencer-Small

[@prgmtlman7533]

I agree whole heartedly Eddie

[@TheAphexTim]

Kdope

[@torspomedia5861]

As a drummer, I am pleased to hear this album has the best drum sounds so far on an Anathema record; big and boomy. The song in itself sounds amazing too, can't wait for the rest of the record. Much love from Finland.

[@CrapReviewer]

Agree with that, now if they just hire Gavin Harrison all will be perfect.

[@The_Crooked_Step]

Gavin would not make this song any better. Haven't heard an anathema song before this one, but the drummer was great.

[@CrapReviewer]

Gavin Harrison can make any song better

[@donjohnson1155]

cmon, John Douglas is one of the best. I love his work since decates

[@torspomedia5861]

Peter Schwarz I'm not talking about his drumming, but the recording and mixing of the drums, the overall sound.

[@marcdurkee7645]

Beautiful. Great True Detective quote at the end, if anybody noticed. "This town is like somebody's memory of a town, and that memory is fading".

[@daviddanoczi3392]

I would give everything away to hear Anathema live again....

[@hdvideomanDallas]

This shit rocked me hard….love the intro. As a drummer pianist bassist ,the subtle progression to her voice sublime. How did we get here….indeed. -I don’t belong here

[@prnmlywn6112]

It’s been 7 years now, please come back make some music again😢

[@17bassel]

Awsome music, a great simple compoistion between sadness and anger

[@trenblefren]

We miss you. I hope you guys come back again to Eskişehir, Turkey very soon!

[@footballeditsst]

Her yıl Türkiyedeler zaten

[@bluecaffeine.]

Çok pahalı bu yıl çooook

[@footballeditsst]

@@bluecaffeine. gittin mi bilmiyorum ama gitmediysen çok da bir şey kaybetmemişsindir

[@bluecaffeine.]

@@footballeditsst gitmedim aşırı üzülüyorum

[@footballeditsst]

@@bluecaffeine. gitsen daha çok üzülürdün, gittim ve yarısında çıktım

[@tremorchrist84]

John Douglas has always been the shit!

[@russelldyson3069]

I could listen to this one song on an endless loop. Beautiful.

[@Mike-san92]

Didn't listened and felt something like this in a while. I'm Amazed.

[@carriex127]

Right?!? Me too! ❤

[@dygresja666]

Anathema, you did it again.

[@paulat22]

Absolutely amazing. Anathema never disappoints. I've been a fan since "The Silent Enigma". You can say I was growing up along with them, as their music progressed into today's sound.

[@VIDUU-z2t]

Lying on roof at night looking at stars listening to this.... theres no other feeling like that.

[@arknak9961]

Anathema is the legend of dark and emotional music in this century, there is no other band can achieve what they ve done so far

[@Teteus]

Anathema can take you to places far from you and then leave you by yourself reflecting about the life, the world and everything.

[@wdimaIIOfficial]

'Springfield' is a really really beautiful song. Great that Anathema are back with such great music once more! 'Springfield' reminds songs from albums like 'Weather Systems', 'We're Here Because We're Here' or 'A Natural Disaster'. At 2:35 explosion! What a melody...fuck yes. Feel like floating free at the edge of the Universe...

[@CJTranceAddiction]

Endless Ways and Optimist are better songs to me. But this is still awesome!!

[@painm00n]

This is the moment where post rock was born. Holy shit, what a piece of art! I hope they can reunite someday, i just NEED to see them live!

[@desrj]

Brilliant execution. Such a great track. New album sounds fascinating.

[@Quakeinc14]

Just love the emotion in this song.

[@martaszczesna2018]

i'm in love with Anathema. This song sounds so good. its perfect. i cant wait for the concert in Warsaw! ❤

[@richardhind3188]

Just pure Anathema come back guys

[@felinophilec]

wow, it excited me a lot. looking forward to new album!!

[@ESGrey-eo8ui]

Kind of song that needs good headphones and a walk outside on repeat. Love the textures and vibe.

[@hakkisk2847]

Zaman durmuş gibi...

[@carlospinto7149]

This song is like meeting a loved one you don't see for months, years. You meet, build the feeling again, the passion grows and boils until an erotic explosion, then you mourn and dread the foreseen farewell. I'm in such condition, my fiancé lives far away from me and I can see him only a few days each two or three months. I miss him so much and this feeling is powered up by this song.

[@akibhossain7839]

What a beautiful piece of ambient music.

[@patriotbarrow]

Words cannot express the happiness I feel, seeing John back behind the drums again.

[@KadiirAK]

2004 İstanbul Konseri neydi öyle beee küçüktüm bişey anlamadım ama büyüdükçe ne kadar şanslı olduğumu farkediyorum.Love this Song.Love Anathema

[@morfinkafe]

bu şarkı içimde çok uzaklara gitme isteği uyandırıyor. ama tek gerçek sıkışıp kaldığım.

[@kamilmichiewicz5048]

My parents - they were lucky to live in the Pink Floyd times and being excited with their music. Well... I can proudly say - I have privilege to live these days and experienced unforgettable musical landscapes of Anathema... Guys thank You so much for all emotions which Your music bringing to my heart...

[@izabellarudolf1195]

Kamil, ja jestem z tego pokolenia ktore slucha Pink Floyd i Depeche Mode,Porcupine tree i Anathema.Wszystkich kocham tak samo, bo sprawiaja ze czuje ze zyje.

[@real90sjesus]

I just feel like my life will be handed back to me in June. Thank you guys for such talent!

[@filipjan1439]

Rafael Henrique feel the same.. a new episode in life... when I discover any new Anathema album I feel like somehing important is happening... and in a few years listening to this album will be like a time machine..

[@real90sjesus]

exactly like on each of their albums, they just mark a moment in your lifetime in a way you can't let go of them. I don´t believe in music as just a sum of chords and I think the mastery of the band is to go for the highest level of feelings and atmospheres to create such worlds! It's the best way to leave this one we live in, for sure

[@ElieWehbe]

Beautifully said, and it's the same for me. Every single one of their albums takes me back to a specific period in my life.

[@filipjan1439]

Well.. we all are from different countries and we don't even know each other but we feel in the same way..! Thanks Anathema!

[@real90sjesus]

that's the power of such music! amazing

[@davyvanloon3407]

Following them from way back in the days, the music changed a lot but the melancholy and the sadness in the songs stay, I love it and looking forward to their gig on graspop metal meeting

[@Joethedevilmonkey]

Just bought my tickets for Quebec! im ready !!

[@sea-goatbr7588]

When Lee Douglas' voice comes in it gives me inevitable shivers

[@newspaperflyhuntingofficia8065]

Absolutely amazing! 4:04 - pure genius.

[@paladinerrant9718]

the cavanagh sound + lee douglas voice = masterpiece.

[@lhandlott]

supreme depressive, hopelessness overwhelming feeling of total despair and lifeless devotion after listening to this song you just want to end all life . that's how is done anathema sure knows how to break any soul into a emptiness hellish abysmal ocean or suffering. well done anathema, well done ..

[@RayRay-ot5xd]

I wish I knew about this band earlier. Every song I've heard from this album is gold. Fantastic mash of shoegaze and gothic metal. WOW!

[@Invisible_Difference]

Well, their goth metal days were 25-30 years ago. This style is referred to as post-prog.

[@Invisible_Difference]

Draconian's newest album has a gothic doomgaze vibe, though.

[@fernandohenriqueribeiro9337]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED the camera switch to behind the drummer. The drummer is such an key but underrated piece to post-rock/metal to make the songs sound full, preferably using the crash as a ride!

[@GibsonFender]

I agree

[@stasa-X]

Fantastic album!!!! Anathema never disappoints me.

[@tredsyn]

you can watch this video and won't know how much seconds/minutes/or hours you've been listening on the same thing... mesmerizing

[@Thirdfish]

Heard this live on their last uk tour dates. It sounded immense.

[@eddiedampf1068]

einfach mal zurücklehnen und die Welt mal Welt sein lassen . Geniale Musik !!!

[@luanyukfoo]

Lyrics: How did I get here? I don't belong here... (And they all believed in aliens And they were never seen again) How did I get here... (And they all believed in aliens And they were never seen again) I don't belong here... (And they all believed in aliens And they were never seen again) (And they all believed in aliens And they were never seen again) (This town is like somebody's memory of a town And the memory is fading)

[@simonchapman7146]

The best band to come out of Liverpool since The Beatles. Incredibly talented musicians.

[@darth-imperius]

Yo me Anathema are far greater than The Beatles. 💜 (Not that the Beatles aren't great, but Anathema's something else entirely, many levels above any other band.)

[@evahelena86]

The Anathema we all love! Amazing work!

[@pantelisbek]

Evangelia Anagnostopoulou πολύ σωστή!

[@makistt07]

Δυνατή επιστροφή

[@sezint]

beni bu müziklerle tanıştırdığın için sağ ol ve var ol yusuf, iyi ki iyi ki varsın

[@HereonEarth]

this is a masterpiece!

[@bengreen6980]

So many Anathema tracks that no matter which version I listen to live or studio, full on or unplugged has the same emotional effect on me. It's like they tap into my psyche.

[@detanac]

bir Anathema klasiği..

[@arknak9961]

The words can not describe how I love Anathema

[@lucyluna2984]

Me tranquilizan un chingo sus canciones... Amo su música

[@HeDavid.Marcano]

Mi banda favorita

[@Unclean32]

They sound like Alcest in their middle period here :) The blackgaze influences. And this is awesome.

[@user-yq9iz9ft2i]

eğer bir gece yarısı arabinizla uzaklara giderken bu şarkıyı dinliyorsanız benim yerime de dinleyin lütfen ben yapamıyorum bu güzel hayali bari siz yapın:')

[@orhansntrk]

son ses açıp yavaş yavaş geçen çizgileri izlemek... tüm yaşanmışlıkların o an aklından geçmesi... o kadar muhteşem bir his ki asla anlatamam sana.

[@user-yq9iz9ft2i]

@@orhansntrk ne güzel en azından birisi yaşamış hayalimi, sevindim sizin adınıza..

[@burakakin1985]

@@user-yq9iz9ft2i neden hayal ki? merak ettim. zor bir sey degil ki bunu yasamak

[@user-yq9iz9ft2i]

@@burakakin1985imkansızmış gibi hissediyorum bunu kendime. ilerisi için hayal dahi edemiyorum böyle bir şey yaptığımı, tabi bu benimle alakalı olan bir şey genel olarak her şey hakkında umutsuz bakiyorum:')

[@burakakin1985]

@@user-yq9iz9ft2i yani bir araba ve bir yol nasil hayal olur onu merakimdan sordum. Gel cikalim yola hadi.

[@nessmachinehead9395]

Some excellent post-rock right here, Truly amazing !

[@karamrays9148]

deep tune and great art. Anathema ❤

[@giovanniarinelli9956]

lost in a maelstrom full of delight and passion...

[@dafaz4685]

Didn't know this was live. Left phone on thought it was a stilled image. Midway through I looked and said omg the pictures moving... oh it's a video... can't wait for the album

[@pooyaAmiri]

I want it louder and louder...You Rock Anathema...You paint the atmosphere...

[@amrnabil2451]

oh my god , it's such a piece of art , the first time i heard it , i was like dreaming , it takes me away with alot of feelings , i closed my eyes and let them take me away to heaven , thin the riff was like a shock , it was like a storm breaking through my head , what can i say , with these master piece , totally respected , iam a big fan , and every year anathema prove to me that they are the only music that can move my feelings direct through my heart ....

[@miguelotero7354]

The Gods are BACK with some breathtaking songs.

[@vangelisk2592]

Simply a great song! Can't wait for the new album. Well done

[@iremsena77]

For years, I just didnt listen rhythms or melodies I listen myself ,I hear myself,I found my soul in the songs. Now, this happens again and this is amazing.Thank you Anathema for your presence.

[@KsiazeIgor]

You could tell this has a Mogwai footprint. No surprise the lads employed their producer. Killer song.

[@GibsonFender]

KsiazeIgor yep

[@F1ynner]

This band progressively improves with every album. This is beautiful.

[@matiasneil]

There is no disappointment with anathema

[@CrapReviewer]

Unless you go by the definition... "Anathema, in common usage, is something or someone that is detested or shunned."

[@rubengraciamonte6309]

It is happening again! You don´t know exactly why but, the song starts and little by little you are shrouded in an emotional atmosphere. Everything counts, from the delicate snare drum to the beautiful voice of Lee. Thanks so much!

[@craig.bratcher]

Whoever thumbed this down needs their head examined. This is epic beyond words. Can you imagine how awesome the whole disc will be?

[@magilumania]

An exact proof of that the simple is the hardest but the best.. Gorgeous..

[@nikolai1334]

Какие же вы молодцы!

[@maleanicu6535]

Anathema....all respect. England has great metal bands.

[@blossom2678]

bir sarkinin adini ‘springfield’ yapip icimdeki cicekleri bu sekilde soldurmazsin be anathema

[@patrickclaes5390]

it has back the power of the good old times. keep on that wat make you big whit the spirit of the ondergrond sound. it makes my smille again.

[@garr061]

5:33 This looks like someone's memory of a town. And the memory is fading.

[@QuickQuackReviews]

"In my restless dreams, I see that town... Silent Hill."

[@TioTigas]

It's a quote from "True Detective". Amazing tv show. Makes sense considering some of the themes Anathema explore in their music.

[@spydergkh6337]

Really nice!! 👍 Looks like another journey may soon be taking me along.... Although, I've seen their music on Burning She'd over the years, I have never investigated further.