NEW IDEA SOCIETY (CAVE IN, Etc.) Signs To Relapse Records, Announces New Record Fire On The Hill

New Idea Society – the ever-evolving project anchored by Mike Law (Wild Arrows, Eulcid) and Stephen Brodsky (Cave In, Mutoid Man, etc.) – have announced their fourth full-length album, Fire on the Hill, arriving May 15, 2026, via Relapse Records.

To mark the announcement, the duo have unveiled the album's first single, "Dancing Horse," alongside an official video. Law reflected on the song's unusual journey: "Part of 'Dancing Horse' first appeared all the way back in 2007 and it took a lot of forms over the years that never quite worked.

"Then out of nowhere it arrived somehow fully re-formed and totally realized into one of my favorite songs I've ever been a part of. The original idea started on an August night in Budapest and was tied together one August morning in 2024 back in Massachusetts. It was one of those moments where Steve reached deep and found something that had been floating around in another universe and brought it to ours."

Brodsky added his own perspective on the track's transformation: "I remember listening to Mike's original demo for 'Dancing Horse' – it was a shoegaze thing with one lyric that shone brightly through the sonic haze: 'There's a dancing horse on my roof.'

"My fiancé had just hung a horseshoe above the front door of our home. A native Texan, she explained that a horseshoe points up to catch luck and then flips over to rain it down… suddenly, that one line from the demo spawned a whole other thing in my head. I'm grateful that Mike was receptive to me taking a brilliant seed of his imagination and going off to the races with it."

While New Idea Society has shifted forms over the years, the core chemistry between Law and Brodsky remains the project's driving force. On Fire on the Hill, that bond is pushed further than ever, with the pair embracing an intensely detailed, almost "microscopic" approach to songwriting.

Built through months of back-and-forth demos – with Brodsky working early mornings and Law taking evening shifts – the album reflects a deeply collaborative process. Songs were reshaped, refined, and, in some cases, completely rewritten, all in service of a cohesive, emotionally resonant whole.

Pre-orders for Fire On The Hill are available here.