NEWS: Real Friends announces new album 'The Home Inside My Head'
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Tinley Park, IL's Real Friends has announced the details for their second full-length album The Home Inside My Head, to release May 27th. Pre-order options for the new album are now available at RealFriendsBand.com.
Pairing with the album announcement, the band has dropped their brand new song "Colder Quicker," which was written by lead vocalist Dan Lambton. The track is comes as an instant download with the pre-order of the new album, and is available for purchase on iTunes. Listen to "Colder Quicker" below or visit RealFriendsBand.com.
To record The Home Inside My Head, the band treaded new territory by recording with two producers, three songs with producer Mike Green (Pierce The Veil, All Time Low) and nine with Steve Evetts (The Wonder Years, Dillinger Escape Plan). As they expanded their sonic palette, the lyrical vision also grew. Another first, Dan Lambton would split writing duties, penning lyrics to four songs. The Home Inside My Head is Real Friends' coming-of-age story, about a common realization that things won't be the same as they were during childhood, and that's okay. The Tinley Park, IL quintet chose to put this journey on tape and let their lyrics spin into something positive, used as a therapeutic outlet for both Kyle and Dan. Noted as one of Alternative Press Magazine's Most Anticipated Albums of 2016, and a truly personal album for Real Friends, the band hopes The Home Inside My Head, will resonate with fans in their own unique way, giving them something to relate to and connect with individually.
Real Friends - The Home Inside My Head :
Real Friends are nominated in the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards for Artist Of The Year. This follows last year's nods for Album Of The Year, "I Don't Love You Anymore" for Best Song, and Kyle Fasel for Best Bassist. The Alternative Press Music Awards will take place on Monday, July 18th in Columbus, OH at Schottenstein Center. Fans can vote for Real Friends at Altpress.com/APMAS
Tomorrow, the band will wrap up a cross-country tour with label mates Movements in Worth, IL. Throughout the entire tour, tickets prices have been $5 in the band's effort to give their fans a chance to see their energetic live show in an intimate and unique setting. With the amount of venues shutting down, and ticket prices going up, the tour hit unconventional venues such as VFW halls, art galleries, and skate shops, highlighting the importance of supporting the local music scene. The band will then head to the United Kingdom for a slot on the Slam Dunk Festival, followed by a busy summer on the Main Stage on the Vans Warped Tour 2016. Full tour routing listed below.
REAL FRIENDS - Brian Blake [drums], Kyle Fasel [bass guitar], Dave Knox [guitar], Dan Lambton [vocals], Eric Haines [guitar] - Colored by brushstrokes of punk, pop, and emo, Tiley Park IL's Real Friends has become one of the biggest breakout acts following the release of their debut, Maybe This Place Is the Same and We're Just Changing (2014). It bowed at #24 on the Billboard Top 200, moving over 10,300 copies first-week, where Rock Sound pegged it at #10 on their "Top 50 Albums of the Year," and Alternative Press named "Loose Ends" one of "The 18 Best sing along moments of 2014." Moreover, it attracted praise from Billboard, Fuse TV, and Ultimate Guitar, and more as the band embarked on the Vans Warped Tour and numerous headline runs.
The Chicagoland quintet rapidly and organically grew a rabid following of devotees, loved for their heart-on-sleeve and hook-in-mouth pop-punk as timeless and as passionate as their influences, the band have become one of the pioneers of the new wave of pop-punk-emo.
REAL FRIENDS TOUR DATES: UK TOUR DATES: May 28 - Leeds, United Kingdom @ Slam Dunk Festival May 29 - Birmingham, United Kingdom @ Slam Dunk Festival May 30 - Hatfield, United Kingdom @ Slam Dunk Festival VANS WARPED TOUR: Jun 24 - Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavilion Jun 25 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center Jun 26 - Houston, TX @ NRG Park-Main Street Lot Jun 27 - New Orleans, LA @ Mardi Gras World Jun 29 - Nashville, TN @ The Fairgrounds Nashville Jun 30 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater Jul 1 - St Petersburg, FL @ Vinoy Park Jul 2 - Orlando, FL @ Tinker Field Jul 3 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Perfect Vodka Amphitheater at South Florida Fairgrounds Jul 5 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion Jul 6 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach Jul 7 - Syracuse, NY @ Lakeview Amphitheater Jul 8 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion Jul 9 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheater Jul 10 - Hartford, CT @ The XFINITY Theatre Jul 11 - Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain Jul 13 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center Jul 14 - Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Jul 15 - Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion Jul 16 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion Jul 17 - Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C Bank Arts Center Jul 19 - Noblesville, IN @ Klipsch Music Center Jul 20 - Cuyahoga Fallas, OH @ Blossom Music Center Jul 21 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center Jul 22 - Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills Jul 23 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Jul 24 - Shakopee, MN @ Canterbury Park Jul 26 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater Jul 27 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater Jul 28 - Bonner Springs, KS @ Providence Medical Center Amphitheater Jul 30 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fairpark Jul 31 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center Arena Lot Aug 1 - Albuquerque, NM @ Balloon Fiesta Park Aug 2 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Salt River Fields Aug 5 - San Diego, CA @ Qualcomm Stadium at Jack Murphy Field Aug 6 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater Aug 7 - Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex Aug 9 - Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Aug 11 - Nampa, ID @ Ford Amphitheater Aug 12 - Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater Aug 13 - Portland, OR @ Portland Expo Center
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