House of Cards (The Amity Affliction album)

On 2 September 2024, Stringer announced that he would be taking a hiatus in 2025 from the Amity Affliction after the completion of the Australian dates for their Let The Ocean Take Me 10-year anniversary tour. His touring replacement was announced as American musician Jonathan Reeves, best known for his time in the band Kingdom of Giants. On 29 January 2025, Stringer announced he would not be touring with the band at all for the foreseeable future. On 14 February 2025, the Amity Affliction announced that Stringer had been fired from the band, citing "certain behaviours that have been directed at ourselves and those close to us," and they would be continuing as a three-piece.^[1] After Stringer's departure, none of the original members remain in the band, with Joel Birch being the longest-standing current member. The following week after the announcement of the split, it was revealed that Birch and Stringer were in a legal battle over a trademark for the name "Amity".^[2] On 29 May 2025, the band announced that Reeves had joined the band full-time.^[3]

In an interview with Valentino Petrarca from The Aquarian Weekly in October 2025, the Amity Affliction confirmed that the title of their finished new album would be House of Cards.^[4] On 5 February 2026, the band released the title track and officially announced the album's release date to be 24 April 2026.^[5] Guitarist Dan Brown produced the album, marking the first time he has solely done so after co-producing Not Without My Ghosts alongside his bandmates.^[6]