The Father Of Make Believe is the new album from Coheed And Cambria, set to be delivered on 14 March 2025 via Virgin Music Group. Remarkably, we will find that Claudio Sanchez is the Father Of Make Believe, gazing down upon this world he has wrought.
The album is the tenth studio LP from the New Yorkers, and today, the band has just shared the new single Searching For Tomorrow.
Searching For Tomorrow is partnered with an animated video directed by Anthony Schepperd. “The song is a reminder that always looking for something better in your life robs you of being able to appreciate the good things you already have,” vocalist and guitarist Claudio Sanchez told us.
The new album The Father Of Make Believe will continue the narrative of of The Amory Wars / Vaxis universe. Their 2022 album Vaxis Act II: A Window Of The Waking Mind garnered critical success and included the band’s first US Top 10 radio single of their career with Shoulders.
One way to look at The Father Of Make Believe is Coheed And Cambria establishing a desire to move forward while honouring a remarkable history. Another way is by a series of questions, emotions, and thoughts at war with each other, or “a war within myself,” as bandleader, vocalist and lead guitarist Claudio Sanchez puts it.
The Father Of Make Believe fits into the band’s sonic oeuvre with wailing guitars, drums that crack like fireworks, and Sanchez’s aching, powerful voice centring us through moments both placid and pinwheeling. Where the set forges new ground is in how Sanchez embraces the role of main character.
He has often used epic songcraft to mask the stories he wanted to tell, by reflections on an addicted father, memories of his beloved grandfather, fears about raising a child in a cruel world, or anxieties around losing the love of his life.
This time around, he is writing more directly about his life and, especially, his career. Sanchez is the Father Of Make Believe, gazing down upon this world he’s wrought.
The Father of Make Believe will also include the recently-released single Blind Side Sonny and is available from here.
The Vaxis Act III: The Father of Make Believe limited edition box set is available for pre-order today and features the CD and digital download along with various exclusives, including Blind Side Sonny’s fully wearable and functional helmet and neuro-dynamic display goggles, Vaxis Act III: The Father of Make Believe hardcover illustrated novella coffee table book, neuro-dynamic display goggles app for display customization, 11.5” x 35” Vaxis III: The Father of Make Believe bedroom poster and a signed Death Certificate of Siv Trafinder.
