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Anberlin is an alternative rock band formed in Winter
Haven, Florida. Anberlin was formed in 2002; within a
year of forming, they had signed with semi-independent
record label Tooth & Nail Records and released their
debut album, “Blueprints for the Black Market.”
However, it was the band's third album, “Cities,”
released in 2007, that became their first album to reach
the top 20 of the Billboard 200, selling 34,000 copies in
its debut week. Anberlin signed with major
label Universal Republic in 2007, and in 2008,
released “New Surrender,” which peaked at No. 13 on
the Billboard 200, with the first single, "Feel Good
Drag,” claiming No. 1 on the Alternative Songs chart,
after 29 weeks in the chart. Prior to the release of their
fifth studio album, “Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place,”
Anberlin had sold over 1,000,000 albums. On
September 2, 2021, the band released their first new
song in over seven years, "Two Graves" on their
YouTube channel and began touring to promote the
song. Learn more at https://www.anberlin.com/.