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Fraser Lewry

"A nurse came in and said, 'You should stay another night or two because you almost died yesterday.'" How a near-death experience inspired the making of Failure's Location Lost

Failure studio portrait.

For Failure, a band that once disappeared for 19 years between albums, a five-year gap should feel insignificant. But new album Location Lost arrives the hard way - shaped by frontman Ken Andrews’ serious back injury, a brush with death and a long road back to full health.

His punishing physical and mental recovery from the injury and subsequent surgery nixed plans to hit the studio in 2024. Upon his eventual return to action, Failure recorded a beautifully diverse album; driving one moment, spaced-out and atmospheric the next. Andrews fills us in on the journey.

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