Wailin Storms Release New Single “You Never Answered”
Posted on May 27, 2026
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Recipients of high praise from NPR, The Needle Drop, Brooklyn Vegan, Decibel and Metal Hammer, Wailin Storms have caught fire since migrating to North Carolina in 2014. Now, the Durham natives are fanning the flames even higher with their upcoming fifth album and first for Season of Mist. On The Arsonist, the band deliver a fiery baptism of Southern gothic rock.
Today, Wailin Storms are premiering a music video for the second advanced single from The Arsonist with CVLT Nation. Howling and haunted, “You Never Answered” is a desperate plea to put down our phones and answer the call of the night.
“This song is about disconnecting from screens and returning to exploration”, Wailin Storms vocalist and guitarist Justin Storms says. “Don’t let your phone lead to your death by taking a selfie on a mountain. Pick up a manual film camera. Take some acid. Pick up a paint brush, cook, listen to a record, walk in nature, be there for the ones you love and find your path in the world without being tethered to technology”.
Watch the music video for “You Never Answered” on CVLT Nation’s website
https://cvltnation.com/witness-the-soaring-southern-gothic-doom-of-wailin-storms-the-arsonist/
The Arsonist comes out July 10, 2026 on Season of Mist
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Wailin Storms are igniting the stage this summer with a headline U.S. tour. The band will perform “You Never Answered” and other songs off The Arsonist for the first time, along with crowd favorites from across their critically-acclaimed discography.
Wailin Storms 2026 The Arsonist U.S. Tour
July 17 – Durham, NC @ Stanczyk’s [Album Release Show]
July 29 – Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway
July 30 – Atlanta, GA @ Star Bar
July 31 – Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light
August 1 – Cincinnati, OH @ Motr
August 2 – Youngstown, OH @ Westside Bowl
August 3 – Columbus, OH @ Dirty Dungarees
August 4 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Government Center
August 5 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
August 6 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Gutter
August 7 – New Hope, PA @ John and Peter’s
August 8 – Richmond, VA @ Cobra Cabana
The Arsonist calls back to Wailin Storms’ past. Recorded by Matt Talbott of Hum in full analog, the album rekindles the band’s roots in raw-to-the-bone blues punk. Like being woken from a bad dream, “You Never Answered” opens with frantic guitars before kicking down the door with a doomy groove.
“So much music is drowning in sterile digital production”, Storms says. “With this album, we recorded everything in analog. We didn’t touch a computer until mixing”.
Inspired by David Lynch and René Magritte, Wailin Storms do throw heavier splashes of surrealism into the fires of The Arsonist. “Climb right out, out of your head, and into the night”, Storms commands amidst howling riffs on “You Never Answered”. But the album is inflamed by real life anxieties. Before it drifts into a smoke-fueled daze, the song’s melody proves so intoxicating that your left with no choice but to follow the band into the dark. “Time to take a bullet that could change your mind”.
“I’ve always been fascinated with fire”, says Storms, who was raised by a church pianist and a Baptist preacher. As a child, growing up in Corpus Christi, Texas, he came dangerously close to accidentally burning his family’s house down. “It speaks to our inherent attraction to danger and annihilation, but also, our hope for transformation”.
The video for “You Never Answered” was directed and edited by Thomas Hudson (@thomaswhudson)
More praise for Wailin Storms
“Wailin Storms embodies its howling, ominous moniker” – Indy Week
Wailin Storms have a dark and stormy soundtrack for any occasion: the psych-up, the murder, the dismemberment, even dumping it all in a swamp at the end of the night – CVLT Nation
“The valiant heart of Wailin Storms is true and raring to batter down their deepest loneliness, their darkest despairs and their lowest torments” – Distorted Sound
“The songwriting is really catchy and memorable. What’s really the defining characteristic, however, is the lyricism and the way the words are sung” – Riff Magazine
“[…]as post-punk as cigarette ash on black denim” – Invisible Oranges
“[…a unique signature blend of southern gothic/psychedlic/doom/post-grunge/punk/rock” – Nine Circles
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