Only God Was Above Us

'Only God Was Above Us' establishes its artistic thesis on a gritty, late 20th-century New York City aesthetic, deriving its title and thematic core from a 1988 newspaper headline about a catastrophic mid-air airline disaster. Functioning as a trio for the first time in the studio, the band translates this concept of chaos and perseverance into a sonically distorted and compositionally dense soundscape that contrasts with its direct, melodic vocal delivery.