''New Horizons'' is the third studio album by American

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, released on

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on October 30, 2012. It was produced by

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, who has produced several of Flyleaf's previous recordings. It was the final album with lead vocalist

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, who announced her departure from the band, just prior to the album's release, in October 2012. Sturm rejoined the band in 2022.

Production

It was announced in February 2012 that Flyleaf had entered the studio with producer Howard Benson to start recording a new full-length studio album. A release date of October 30, 2012 was eventually confirmed for the album.

Singles

"New Horizons" is the album's first single and was released in the

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on August 21. However, the song made its radio debut on

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on August 1. According to bassist Pat Seals, the song is about "a feeling of looking toward the unknown future with hope." Seals also described it as one of the band's best songs to date. A video was made for the song, and it was subsequently released on September 4, 2012. A second single, "Call You Out", was released later that month. Of the song, Seals said " twas one of the first songs written during the New Horizons sessions. The stomping opening verse evolved over time into this aggressive but very calculated track that closes with Sameer using chaotic guitar sounds to sort of burn it to the ground - engages you all the way through."

Track listing

Chart performance

Personnel

''New Horizons'' album personnel adapted from the CD liner notes *

– lead vocals * Sameer Bhattacharya – lead guitar, backing vocals * Jared Hartmann – rhythm guitar * James Culpepper – drums * Pat Seals – bass, backing vocals *

– production * Mike Plotnikoff –

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– mixing at South Beach Studios,

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* Femio Hernandez – mixing assistant *

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– mastering at Sterling Sound,

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* Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – additional engineering * Paul Decarli –

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, additional engineering * Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineer Album art * Roi Hernandez –

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* Pat Seals – woodcut art * Roi Hernandez – photography * Alex Capaldi – photography

References

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