ANBERLIN ON LIFE BEING PAPERTHIN

(VIDEO) Anberlin has embarked on a successful tour, but the band has heartfelt connections to their new single, “Paperthin Hymn.”

Anberlin may just be the latest indie success story. Their Tooth And Nail tour is a sell out across the country, and the band is touring in support of their album, Never Take Friendship Personal.

The second single from the album, “Paperthin Hymn” is getting fringe radio airplay, but music video channels have been airing the accompanying video. Singer Stephen Christian said the song was inspired the troubles of his guitarist Joseph Milligan.

“Right at the time the album was being written, the guitarist Joey Milligan, his sister had passed away from cancer, and she was very young. She was only 29 years old, she had a one-and-a-half year old son and it really, really, just affected the band. It felt like a giant weight was placed on our chest the entire time we were recording.”

Christian added that the song conjured up powerful experiences of his own.

“So, while I was writing that song, the memory of my Grandmother and also the circumstances that were surrounding us in the studio really made it almost a necessity to write a song getting that off our chests and really showing the listener what we were going through. So, out of that was derrived the song, ‘The Paperthin Hymn.'”

Anberlin has sold 100,000 copies of Never Take Friendship Personal, which isn’t bad for an indie group. The band will play a few dates with Hawthorne Heights in the U.S. and then the two will join Story Of The Year for July dates in Canada.