British rock band The Temperance Movement is back with its first new album in eight years. New Promise Land Incorporated was released Friday, Oct. 9, on Earache Records. Frontman Phil Campbell, who left the group in early 2020, told BBC Scotland he is glad to have another chance.
The 10-track album was recorded live to tape in April and produced by Ethan Johns, known for his work with Kings of Leon, Laura Marling and Ray LaMontagne. The lead single, "Eat You Alive," came first, and the tracklist also includes "Shadows," "Silverlight Blues," "Love Kicks," "Mongrels" and "Saving Grace."
In the BBC interview, Campbell said alcohol and drug use contributed to the band's breakdown. He pointed to a chaotic show in Porthcawl, Wales, in December 2019 as the moment he realized the band was nearly finished. "I had taken the band and crashed it into a wall," he said.
After years apart, the group reunited for a 2025 tour and then began writing again. A 21-date UK and European headline tour begins in November, including Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom.
The band took its name from the historical temperance movement, the 19th- and early 20th-century campaign against alcohol that was backed by many church groups, including the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. According to BBC reporting, the name began as a personal reminder for Campbell to stay sober during early recording sessions.
For a comeback built on second chances, a song titled "Saving Grace" is hard to miss on the tracklist, and it's a theme many readers of faith will recognize.
