Alternative Band Northern National have released their new single ‘Not All Family Is Blood’. The Dallas, TX based 4 piece have toured with acts such as Blue October, The Unlikely Candidates and The Band Camino and shared the stage with more.  Their track ‘Love is Fire’ was featured on Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist and charted on Spotify’s Viral 50 worldwide. Music curators such as Topsify, Filtr, and even Coca-Cola, have also featured the song on their playlists.

‘Not All Family Is Blood’ is a subtle anthemic number as Northern National steadily progress the track with intricate melodies weaving through throbbing rhythms and passionate vocals. The track wisps about ethereal soundscapes as chiming keys twinkle between the aerial guitars and swirling electronics. The band present a passionate, well crafted number that rushes on a powerful instrumental progression while the meticulous musicianship and cleverly placed instruments (such as the strings ) flutter before the mighty crescendo.

About the track the band said: “Sometime’s when we’re writing music comes first, melodies come first, but in this case that line came first. Some of us are lucky enough to be born into a family, but no matter the circumstances regarding that family, good or bad, you get to also choose the family you surround yourself with as you grow up. You get to pick who you tackle life with on the daily basis and this song is about that. It’s dedicated to those rebels, those rag-tag groups of friends who take on challenges and grow closer together in the hard times. For us, it’s our brothers in this band, the people we meet on the road who give us places to sleep when we can’t afford hotels, the loved one’s who support us pursuing a crazy passion called music, and so many others. Those people are our family as much as the family we were born into. This song was inspired by them.”

Stream ‘Not All Family Is Blood’ below