Ambient Rockers Anathema are back with their eleventh full-length, that will soon reveal some of the darkest, most challenging and unexpected music the sextet have put their name to. Led by brothers Daniel and Vincent Cavanagh, along with drummer John Douglas, singer Lee Douglas, bassist Jamie Cavanagh and keyboardist Daniel Cardoso, the band began recording 'The Optimist' in Donegal, Ireland and then finished in Glasgow with producer Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian, Super Furry Animals) at the helm. The idea for 'The Optimist' was born from the front cover artwork of the band’s 2001 album 'A Fine Day To Exit'. 'The Optimist' will be released on CD, CD+DVD (which contains 5.1 surround sound (24/96 DTS) and high-res stereo (24/96 LPCM) mixes),Mastered by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios in London, engineered by Kevin Burleigh, and 5.1 mixing from Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief).