# Self Defense Family return with tense new single Reclusion

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/self-defense-family-share-cathartic-new-track-reclusion/
- Published: 2026-07-21T14:16:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-21T20:32:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Rock Sound
- Original article: https://rocksound.tv/news/self-defense-family-share-cathartic-new-track-reclusion
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- Self Defense Family release 'Reclusion', their first new song in six years
- First release since a string of 2020 singles
- Kindlon says love songs still carry his usual unease

## Summary

Self Defense Family have released their first new music in six years, a track titled 'Reclusion', marking the band's first release since a run of singles put out in 2020. The song finds vocalist Patrick Kindlon channelling personal tension into a raw, intense performance, giving long-time fans of the group a notable return after a lengthy period of silence.

Musically, the track is described as tense and unrelenting, likened to a stretched rubber band that never quite snaps. Kindlon has said he tried to write about family and the positive aspects of his life but found the songs still carried an undercurrent of unease; he noted the material was recorded last year but that he delayed its release while wrestling with wanting to get certain lyrics "right".

## Coverage

- [Rock Sound: Self Defense Family return with tense new single Reclusion](https://rocksound.tv/news/self-defense-family-share-cathartic-new-track-reclusion)
- [Brooklyn Vegan: Self Defense Family share first new music in 6 years, “Reclusion”](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/self-defense-family-share-first-new-music-in-6-years-reclusion/)

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