Alternative Press teamed up with Free Throw for an exclusive vinyl of Moments Before The Wind, limited to 200. Head to the AP Shop to grab yours.
Free Throw have announced their upcoming album Moments Before The Wind, out March 27 via Wax Bodega. Capturing a time of disarray in vocalist/guitarist Cory Castro’s life, Moments Before The Wind explores everything from a breakdown of a long-term partnership to the sudden news that he was going to be a father.
Its title is taken from House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, which is derived from a section that compares life to something that can be easily broken down and reassembled to create something unrecognizable.
“There was a lot to write about this time around, but getting over that threshold definitely took some time,” Castro says. “We tend to write albums that have a conceptual arc to them, but you just sort of have to let the songs reveal themselves and figure out what that actually is. When I got the call that I was going to be a dad, I immediately knew what song I was going to write. It just felt right.”
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Coinciding with the LP announcement is Moments Before The Wind’s lead single, “A Hero’s Grave,” a song that sets a swooping guitar riff and ’90s groove against Castro’s vocals, fueled by the feeling of writing it on the fly.
Their sixth album was recorded with longtime collaborator Brett Romnes between Free Throw’s busy schedule, which includes tours with Hot Mulligan and New Found Glory. “The record has this theme of liminality — not just as a place, but in your mind,” Castro says. “It’s like being stuck in a doorframe or a long hallway that never ends.”
Free Throw will embark on a North American tour alongside Macseal, TRSH, and Wakelee. Check out the video for “A Hero’s Grave,” the tracklist for Moments Before The Wind, and the 2026 tour dates below.
Free Throw – Moments Before The Wind tracklist
“Missing No.”
“Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend”
“For Those Who Come Home After”
“Floaroma Town”
“The Need For A Post-Credits Scene”
“The Outlaw Star”
“Hero’s Grave”
“There Will Come Soft Rains”
“Deviancy”
“This Dollar General Store Ain’t Gonna Rob Itself”
“The Waters Of Life”
Free Throw 2026 tour dates
04/12 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall04/13 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room Lounge04/15 – Denver, CO @ Summit04/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell04/18 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club04/19 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall04/20 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox04/22 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre04/23 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory04/24 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park04/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren04/28 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger04/29 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall05/01 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)05/02 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground05/03 – Richmond, VA @ The National05/05 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage05/07 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club05/08 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall05/09 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer05/11 – Buffalo, NY @ Electric City05/12 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House05/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s05/15 – Lakewood, OH @ The Roxy05/16 – Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom05/17 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues Chicago
