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On Friday, September 12th, alternative rock band Twenty One Pilots debuts their eighth studio album titled Breach. Alongside sounding like a perfect mixtape of the duo’s best sounds from over the last ten years, Breach serves a higher purpose within the band's discography. Breach is the official ending to a four-album-long intricate storyline that Tyler Joseph (Vocals) and Josh Dun (Drums) have been building since their 2015 album Blurryface- the album that is widely credited as what launched the band into popularity, and more noticeably, earned them their first #1 record.
[ Breach Album Art ]
Ironically, fitting into the album's theme of repeating cycles, on September 22nd, Breach officially brought the band their second #1 record, their first one in a decade. Beyond this, Breach continued smashing records during the weeks after its release. The project amassed 169,000 pure album sales, 40.68 million on-demand streams, and earned Twenty One Pilots the largest vinyl sales week for a Rock album since the tracking began in 1991. All of these accomplishments don’t even include the #1 spots Breach had on Spotify Globally and in the United States, on iTunes in the United States, and taking the #1 trending video spot on YouTube for ‘City Walls’.
Joseph took to Twitter (Now X) to share his thoughts on Breach’s success…
"welp Breach went #1. why did this make me so happy i teared up a little? NOT A LOT. a little. 10 years ago i didn’t even really understand what a #1 album meant, but then ever since blurryface i kind of really wanted it again, but never got it. then i stopped wanting it and just wrote an album for you. for us. and that’s when you guys showed up bigger than ever. you did this. buying vinyl, or a box set, or going to listening events, or streaming and telling other people. thank you so much. this is the most proud i’ve ever been to be a part of this band. if you only knew how many industry people are confused right now. wait, what? yeah. we did."
-Tyler Joseph via X
After ten-plus years of hard work, being completely dedicated to their world-building, creating their resilient and vibrant fan community, and creating music that has sustained old and new fans alike, Twenty One Pilots is taking an indefinite break from touring. Apart from a couple of festival sets, your last time to catch the duo for a while will be on THE CLANCY TOUR: BREACH 2025, a string of amphitheatre shows across North America this fall.
The tour kicked off last week with a sold-out show in Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium before the band popped over the border for a weekend in Toronto, Canada. As someone who had the opportunity to attend both of Toronto's shows, I can assure you this is a tour you won't want to miss. From the crowd's energy, to the band's fan engagement, to the stellar setlist, you’re bound to have a good time, whether you’re right down in the barricade or up in the lawn.
FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION, YOU CAN CLICK HERE.
YOU CAN NOW STREAM BREACH HERE.
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