Taking Back Sunday - Happiness is
Armin
14.01.2014 - 19:26
TAKING BACK SUNDAY
To Release New Album, Happiness Is,
On March 18th
Pre-Order Happiness Is Today, here: hopelessrecords.com/happinessis
Includes Instant Download of “Flicker, Fade”
Featured on The Cover Of The February “Most Anticipated” Issue of Alternative Press Magazine: http://bit.ly/1dXkYVB
Hear Album Version Of “Flicker, Fade” here: smarturl.it/flickerfade
January 14th, 2014 – Taking Back Sunday will release their new album, Happiness Is, on March 18th via Hopeless Records produced by Marc Jacob Hudson (Saves The Day, The Swellers) and Mike Sapone (Brand New, O’Brother). With the spirit of resilience and innovation dripping all over the band's sixth full-length, the album addresses some heady concepts, but it simultaneously showcases a new musical and conceptual leap for this band of mainstream misfits that's sure to endear them to fans both new and old. To pre-order Happiness Is with an instant download of single ‘Flicker, Fade”, please visit: hopelessrecords.com/happinessis. For more information, please visit: www.takingbacksunday.com.
Taking Back Sunday is a band who truly needs no introduction. Since forming in Long Island, the group has sold millions of albums, evolved from a scrappy punk act into seasoned songwriters and continued to forge a successful career. This will be the group's second album since reviving the classic lineup of vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist/vocalist John Nolan, guitarist Eddie Reyes, bassist Shaun Cooper and drummer Mark O'Connell.
Written over a year period with no involvement from a record label for the first time since their legendary 2002 debut, Tell All Your Friends, the album sees the band expanding their musical palette and stretching out sonically in ways they’ve never done before by utilizing both producer’s, Hudson and Sapone, strengths. “Through this process we had many more shared experiences as adults that have come into play. We had near death experiences purely from the force of nature, common enemies, playing for the troops who protect us against a different kind of enemy and that led to seeing parts of the world that you would never in your lifetime expect to see and leave you a bit haunted. There is a new level of honesty both in the writing and working with two producers who we have known for so long,” says Shaun Cooper.
"I tried to be a little more loose; I was more focused on being myself than trying to sound perfect or anything," Lazzara responds when asked how he approached Happiness Is. "We also played around a lot with arranging the harmonies and playing with layers and I think that makes these songs a lot more rich." Correspondingly songs like "Stood A Chance" alternate between melodic moments and moody breakdowns in a way that's so seamless that you'll hardly notice its happening until its all over, while “Better Homes And Gardens” sounds like catharsis set to a driving drumbeat. The band also clearly weren't afraid to let these songs truly take on their own spirit as evidenced by the ambient ballad "It Takes More," which started out as an upbeat rocker before becoming the atmospheric masterpiece that it evolved into.
Fans of Taking Back Sunday will also rejoice at the fact that Happiness Is sees the band’s enigmatic frontman at his most personal. "Through the years I've tried to stay pretty cryptic because often times it’s easier not to have to explain yourself but on this record I was very direct in the sense I tried to use the simplest way to get an idea across," Lazzara explains. "In the past I don't think I ever would have let a song like 'Like You Do' go on an album because it’s so heartfelt in a simple way and I also think it's actually one of the first love songs we've ever written."
Ultimately this search for meaning and pursuit of progress lies at the core of why the band has managed to retain a fervent fanbase over the years and survive numerous passing trends. But it’s also important to note that none of the band members take any part of this experience for granted. “A band is always going to think their newest work is their best, but for me personally, there are several songs on ‘Happiness Is’ that continue to give me chills each and every time I hear them. I could not be more proud of what we have accomplished with this record and I cannot wait to share it with the world,” says Cooper. "In the past when we were on a major label there would be A&R people giving us suggestions but with this album it was just us pushing ourselves," Lazzara summarizes, sounding even more hopeful than he did over a decade ago. "There is no question to me that Happiness Is is the best unfiltered representation of what happens when the five of us get in a room together and that makes me really happy.” Nolan confirms this sentiment by adding, "This album really is a testament to each of the member’s talents because it's just all us."
Taking Back Sunday will release Happiness Is on March 18th via Hopeless Records. To pre-order Happiness Is with an instant download of single ‘Flicker, Fade”, please visit: hopelessrecords.com/happinessis.
For more information, please visit:
Website: www.takingbacksunday.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TakingBackSunday
Twitter: twitter.com/tbsofficial
YouTube: www.youtube.com/takingbacksunday
Track Listing:
Preface
Flicker, Fade
Stood A Chance
All The Way
Beat Up Car
It Takes More
They Don’t Have Any Friends
Better Homes And Gardens
Like You Do
We Were Younger Then
Nothing At All
Tour Dates:
Feb. 19th Roxy Prague, Czech Republic
Feb. 20th Luxor Koln, Germany
Feb. 21st Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb. 22nd Fleche D’or Paris, France
Feb. 23rd Kasbah Coventry, UK
Feb. 26th Koko London, UK
überraschter
15.01.2014 - 08:01
die gibt's immer noch?
der pressetext liest sich schon schrecklich. da kommt was ganz schlimmes auf uns zu!
eric
15.01.2014 - 11:21
Mit der 2009er "New again", von der ich einige Songs mag, schienen sie für mich wieder auf dem richtigen Weg. Auch, weil Nolan und Cooper ankündigten, wieder mitzumischen. Und dann kam das selbstbetitelte Album. :/
wettbüro
15.01.2014 - 11:41
also: das ADW für KW 11 (oder 12) steht fest! merkt euch das!
Derp Derp
16.01.2014 - 19:53
wisst ihr was ich erwarte?
gar nix :3
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