Photo by: Liam Stewart
Official press release:
Deafheaven have surprise-released a new EP, At Work in the Fields of the Bomb, which is available today on all streaming platforms with vinyl variants available in the band’s store. Recorded with producer Arthur Rizk, the three song EP is led by the opening track “Hunter”, which features a short film created by the band’s own George Clarke along with director Nico Poalillo, Pulse Films and academy-award-winning cinematographer Janusz Kaminsky – watch it here:
At Work in the Fields of the Bomb borrows its title and central concept from Robert Del Tredici’s photo book documenting the ordinary places and people involved in the production of nuclear weapons. The EP explores the unsettling contrast between the unimaginable consequences of the bomb and the mundane actions that make such destruction possible, focusing on the choices and systems that lead us toward irreversible moments. It considers how catastrophe can emerge from seemingly ordinary details—and how, once extinction becomes possible, there is ultimately no one left to witness it.
At Work in the Fields of the Bomb follows Deafheaven’s acclaimed 2025 studio album Lonely People With Power, which earned widespread acclaim with ‘Best of 2025’ honors from Rolling Stone, The Ringer, Stereogum, Consequence, PASTE, Revolver, Decibel, FLOOD, The Needle Drop and more. Led by the singles “Magnolia”, “Heathen”, and “Winona”, Lonely People With Power marked the band’s Roadrunner Records debut.
Deafheaven are currently on tour in the U.S. alongside Mastodon. The fall run will conclude with an appearance at the Fort Worth, TX iteration of Sick New World happening October 24th. For tickets and more information on Deafheaven’s upcoming tour dates, visit www.deafheaven.com.
At Work In The Fields of the Tomb EP track listing:
- “Hunter”
- “Three Princes”
- “Sorry Laid The Hearth”
10/10 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium ^
10/11 San Diego, CA – The Sound ^
10/14 Denver, CO – The Fillmore ^
10/16 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom ^
10/17 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant ^
10/18 Memphis, TN – Satellite Music Hall ^
10/20 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre ^
10/21 Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall ^
10/22 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern ^
10/24 Fort Worth, TX – Sick New World*
^ = w/ Mastodon and Alcest
* = festival date