Tosin Abasi, the highly acclaimed guitarist of Animals As Leaders, has released a brand-new original track titled 'In Umbris.' The song was written and recorded with his new Córdoba Abasi Stage 7 guitar.

Abasi worked on the track with bandmate Javier Reyes, who mixed and mastered it.

The accompanying video was directed by Ivan Chopik.

Outside of this release, Abasi has been discussing the future plans of Animals As Leaders.

In a recent interview with Guitar World, he stated that the band is about to begin pre-production on a new album.

He expressed his desire to spend a portion of 2025 writing and recording the record.

"We are about to begin pre-production on an album," said Abasi.

However, he also mentioned that completing the album might not be possible by the end of the year.

Additionally, Abasi touched upon his long-rumored blues album.

He noted that learning the genre during the pandemic sparked a desire to explore it further.

While acknowledging the challenge of doing justice to the style, Abasi expressed enthusiasm for experimenting with the blues sound.