At The Drive-In releases “Governed By Contagions,” its first song in 16 years

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Ever since At The Drive-In announced its latest reunion tour the band has been teasing new music, though it’s not always been a smooth ride for the reunited band. Day before the tour’s launch, guitarist-vocalist Jim Ward declined to participate, and At The Drive-In replaced him with Ward’s one-time bandmate Keeley Davis. Following that, the band canceled a handful of tour dates after vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala fell ill, but it’s pressed on, promising a new record every step of the way. Today the band released what is assumed to be the first song from its follow-up to 2000’s Relationship Of Command, “Governed By Contagions.”