AFI dropped the video for 'Nooneunderground' on April 23, directed by Jonah Bergman — and if you needed a reminder that this band has been making essential post-punk since before most people in the pit were born, here it is. The track is the closing song from Silver Bleeds the Black Sun, their October 2025 album on Run for Cover, and Bergman's visual treatment matches its claustrophobic intensity without overselling it.
The video arrives mid-tour: AFI are currently running North America alongside Choir Boy, a pairing that makes more sense than it might first appear. Choir Boy's blend of new-wave atmosphere and post-punk tension is a genuine complement to the more intense passages of Silver Bleeds, and reports from the early shows suggest the billing has been a welcome surprise for audiences who came in only knowing one band.
'Nooneunderground' as a closing track was one of the more interesting choices on Silver Bleeds — it functions less as a definitive statement and more as an open door, something that ends the record without resolving it. Bergman's video leans into this: the imagery cycles through urban solitude and crowd anonymity without ever landing on a single interpretation. It's ambiguous in the right ways.
AFI's decision to release through Run for Cover for Silver Bleeds represented a genuine shift for the band — from major label infrastructure to the kind of independent operation where decisions about which songs get videos are made on aesthetic grounds rather than commercial ones. 'Nooneunderground' is the seventh track from the album to receive a visual treatment, which suggests a sustained commitment to the record that's unusual even by indie standards.
The current tour runs through late May, with dates across the US and Canada. Choir Boy support continues through the first leg; check afireinside.net for full routing and dates. If you haven't caught either of these bands live yet this cycle, the window is closing.