Time Spent Driving Announce New Album 'Lost Leaves'
Emo-indie rock act Time Spent Driving has announced that they will be releasing their new album Lost Leaves on August 21st, 2026 via Thirty Something Records. The band has also released two new songs from the forthcoming album, “Weak Arm” and “December”, which you can check out below.
In a press release announcing the album and new songs, singer/guitarist/songwriter Jon Cattivera stated the following about the creating of the songs:
“‘Weak Arm’ is inspired by anyone in your life that's holding you back from your dreams or slowing you down. Whether it's a family member, a friend, or a business relationship, I firmly believe you create your own reality. I've seen this happen before my eyes as I've focused more and more on surrounding myself with people who have a positive outlook and an energetic aura that motivates change, increases momentum, and has a positive impact on your life. I never unfriend people or close them off, but I've found that not engaging as much with egotistical, negative people is worth its weight in gold.”
“‘December’ was the first song written for the album. It's about an early psychedelic experience down in Big Sur a couple years ago in December, which is also my birthday. My wife likes to remind me that I'm a Capricorn with a Pisces rising. She's big into that stuff, and it turns out it's pretty damn accurate.”
“It was an amazing and transcendent experience that created an even stronger connection and influenced the rest of my life. It set me on a new path out of the darkness and into an entirely new outlook and stage of my life. It's the kind of experience that makes you want to revisit it, but it's never the same thing twice.”
On writing the album:
“I spent far too many of my years leading up to this record in a dark place, and when I finally came out of it, I felt like I had a new lease on life, Building a small home studio, I found myself more creative, inspired and focused than ever before. Writing the majority of this album felt effortless, and I found myself trying to edit things down more than just filling in the blanks. We also did a lot more file sharing this time around, so it was a more collaborative process than in the past.”
Lost Leaves was recorded at Compound Recordings in Santa Cruz, CA between May 2023 and November 2024, with additional recordings done at Cattivera’s Breathing Trees home studio in Boulder Creek, CA. The album was produced by Olav Tabatabai and Jon Cattivera, with engineering and mixing duties done by Tabatabai at Noise Eater. Mastering was handled by Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio. You can check out album artwork, track listing, and the new songs below.
Time Spent Driving
Lost Leaves
1. Weak Arm
2. December
3. Motion Lights
4. She’s The One
5. Ambien
6. Europa
7. The Red Dress
8. Excuse The Irony
9. Threads and Needles
10. Poison Arrows
