NEWS: THE FRONT BOTTOMS ARE “BACK ON TOP”
Fueled By Ramen recording group The Front Bottoms have announced the release of their much anticipated new album. “BACK ON TOP” arrives everywhere on Friday, September 18th. Produced by Joe Chiccarelli (Beck, The Strokes, White Stripes), “BACK ON TOP” is now available for pre-order via http://flyt.it/BackOnTop with all orders accompanied by an instant grat download of their new single “HELP,” along with the previously released singles, “Cough It Out” and “West Virginia” (see album art / track listing attached). Exclusive merch bundles are also available today at backontop.thefrontbottoms.com.
An official music video for “HELP” is currently streaming on Fueled By Ramen’s official YouTube channel. The video for “HELP” – directed by Mike Petrow – is the third visual to be released from “BACK ON TOP,” following the official music videos for singles “Cough It Out” and “West Virginia.”
Furthermore, The Front Bottoms will herald “BACK ON TOP” with an extensive US headline tour deemed the “Back On Tour” which will include special guests The Smith Street Band and Elvis Depressedly. The fall trek is set to get underway with a two night stand at New York City’s Irving Plaza on October 14th and 15th (see attached itinerary). In addition, The Front Bottoms have also announced a European leg of the “Back On Tour,” which will kick off February 4th at Club Academy in Manchester, United Kingdom. All of the UK dates on the tour will feature support from Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band. Fan club pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Saturday, August 1st at 10:00AM local time via http://TFB.ducatking.com with general on-sale beginning Friday, August 7th at 9:00AM local time. The Front Bottoms are currently gearing up for a special performance alongside Brand New at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY on August 15th and will also be performing at Philadelphia, PA’s Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party and Jack Antonoff's upcoming Asbury Park festival, Shadow of the City, on September 19th at the Stone Pony Summer Stage). For tickets and more information visit, www.TheFrontBottoms.com/shows.
The Front Bottoms have delivered a powerful new album with “BACK ON TOP,” their first for Fueled By Ramen. The Record is both full of departures and a continuation of the work they’ve been building on for years. Brian Sella (Vocals/Guitar) and Mat Uychich (Drums) have put together a vibrant array of new material with band mates Tom Warren (Bass) and Ciaran O’Donnell (Guitar, Horns, Keyboards). The growth and confidence shows in the work of this unit of four. While there is plenty that is familiar from Mat’s powerhouse drumming to Brian’s acoustic guitar and a healthy dose of horns, there is also plenty that is new, including bigger rock sounds (“Motorcycle,” “West Virginia,” “The Plan (Fuck Jobs)”) and surprisingly melodic vocal parts (“Cough It Out,” “HELP”). There’s even a guest turn from Jersey rapper GDP who takes their darker side to even darker places in the “Historic Cemetery.”
Formed in New Jersey, The Front Bottoms have garnered critical acclaim thanks in part to a never ending tour schedule and a prolific run of releases beginning with their acclaimed 2011 self-titled debut. “The community that's formed around these songs — as total strangers purge deep emotions in a public space — is a beautiful phenomenon, a testament to the passion and compassion that this band radiates” exclaimed NPR’s Bob Boilen while SPIN declared that the Garden State group “excel at crafting folk-inflected pop-punk, songs occupied by characters that are too smart (and too sensitive) for their own good.”
THE FRONT BOTTOMS - “BACK ON TOP”
(Fueled By Ramen) - Release Date: September 18th
Pre-Orders: www.therfrontbottoms.com
COMPLETE TRACKLISTING:
- Motorcycle
- Summer Shandy
- Cough It Out
- HELP
- Laugh Till I Cry
- Historic Cemetery
- The Plan (Fuck Jobs)
- Ginger
- 2YL
- West Virginia
- Plastic Flowers
THE FRONT BOTTOMS - “BACK ON TOUR”
10/14-11/29 w/ The Smith Street Band and Elvis Depressedly
2/2-2/16 w/ Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band
Fan Club pre-sale tickets available Saturday, August 1st at 10:00AM local time at http://TFB.ducatking.com
General on-sale begins Friday, August 7th at 9:00AM local time
7/31 Mains Street Pier Portland, ME
8/15 Brewery Ommegang Cooperstown, NY
9/13 Festival Pier - Radio 104.5 Summer Block Party Philadelphia, PA
9/19 Shadow of The City - Stone Pony Summer Stage Asbury Park, NJ
10/14 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10/15 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10/16 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
10/17 Upstate Concert Hall Albany, NY
10/18 Higher Ground Burlington, VT
10/20 Petit Cafe Campus Montreal, QC
10/21 The Mod Club Theatre Toronto, ON
10/22 Water Street Music Hall / Club @ Water Street Rochester, NY
10/25 The National Richmond, VA
10/27 The Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
10/28 The Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
10/29 Skully's Columbus, OH
10/30 Agora Theatre & Ballroom Cleveland, OH
10/31 Bottom Lounge Chicago, IL
11/1 Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
11/3 Majestic Theatre Wisconsin, WI
11/4 The Ready Room St. Louis, MO
11/5 Granada Theatre Lawrence, KS
11/6 Summit Music Hall Denver, CO
11/7 Complex Salt Lake City, UT
11/9 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
11/10 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
11/12 Slim's San Francisco, CA
11/13 EchoPlex Los Angeles, CA
11/14 Glass House Orange County, CA
11/15 The Irenic San Diego, CA
11/17 Club Red Phoenix , AZ
11/19 The Parish Austin, TX
11/20 Gas Monkey Bar N Grill Dallas, TX
11/23 The Orpheum Tampa, FL
11/24 The Social Orlando, FL
11/27 The Fillmore Silver Spring Washington, DC
11/29 Royale Nightclub Boston Boston, MA
2/4 Club Academy Manchester, UK
2/5 University Leeds, UK
2/6 Riverside Newcastle, UK
2/7 Garage Glasgow, UK
2/8 Library Birmingham, UK
2/10 Rescue Rooms Nottingham, UK
2/11 Globe Cardiff, UK
2/12 Marble Factory Bristol, UK
2/13 Concorde 2 Brighton, UK
2/14 Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth, UK
2/16 Koko London, UK
2/17 Kavka Antwerp, BE
2/18 Sugarfactory Amsterdam, NL
2/19 MTC Cologne, DE
2/20 Sedel Lucerne, CH
2/21 La Tenda Modena, Italy
2/22 Strom Munich, DE
2/23 Arena Vienna, AT
2/25 Privatclub Berlin, DE
2/26 Pumpehuset Copenhagen, DK
2/27 Klubben Stockholm, SE
2/29 Molotow Hamburg, DE
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