Heartsounds Begin North American Tour July 7th
Up and coming Bay Area punk ensemble Heartsounds are set to tour North America in support of their sophomore album Drifter which arrives in stores July 26 via Epitaph Records. Drifter maintains all the previous power of the band's celebrated debut Until We Surrender, but proves a noticeable evolution of the band's groundbreaking take on modern punk, a seamless mix of soaring vocals harmonies, unabashed guitar virtuosity and surging hook driven punk rock.
Heartsounds now consists of four permanent members, with founding members Laura Nichol (guitars/vocals) and Ben Murray (guitars/vocals), augmented by new members Trey Derbes (Drums) and Kyle Camarillo (Bass). Drifter was again produced by Zack Ohren with the help of Epitaph founder and Bad Religion member Brett Gurewitz.
"I think that any fans of punk rock, hardcore, or heavy metal will find something to enjoy within the 12 tracks of Drifter," proclaims guitarist/vocalist Ben Murray. "We know our fans will be headbanging and singing along to this record in no time. We hope you are all as excited as we are!"
You can preview the song "Elements" off of the new album Drifter which features Jason Cruz from Strung Out, by going href="http://soundcloud.com/epitaph-records/heartsounds-elements">here>.
Heartsounds will be touring with an assortment of exciting young bands in support including Vancouver pop punks Living With Lions, post hardcore outfit Make Do And Mend, Hostage Calm, The Story So Far, and Hand Guns.
Fans are invited to pre-order the anticipated new album through the Epitaph Store.
Heartsounds Tour Dates:
Jul 07 Branx - Portland, OR (w/ Living With Lions)
Jul 08 Minus World- Longview, WA (w/ Broadway Calls, Living With Lions)
Jul 09 The Fusion Cafe - Seattle, WA (w/ Broadway Calls)
Jul 10 Pizza Construction (w/ Living With Lions) Canmore, Canada
July 11 The Buffalo Lounge (w/ Living With Lions) Regina, Canada
Jul 12 The Death Trap (w/ Living With Lions) Winnipeg, Canada
Jul 13 The Beat Coffeehouse (Heartsounds Only) - St Paul, MN
Jul 14 The Borg Ward (Heartsounds Only)- Milwaukee, WI
Jul 15 The House Cafe (Heartsounds Only) Dekalb, IL
Jul 16 The Dojo (Heartsounds Only) Indianapolis, IN
Jul 17 Mac's Bar (w/ Make Do and Mend) Lansing, MI
Jul 18 The Beat Kitchen w/ Make Do and Mend, Hostage Calm Chicago, IL
Jul 19 Bogart's (w/ Make Do and Mend, Hostage Calm) Cincinnati, OH
Jul 20 West End Art Space (w/ Make Do and Mend, Hostage Calm) Ashtabula, OH
Jul 21 Broadway Joe's (w/ Make Do and Mend, Hostage Calm) Buffalo, NY
Jul 22 Lost Horizon (w/ Make Do and Mend, Hostage Calm) Syracuse, NY
Jul 23 Redwoods (w/ Patterns, Hostage Calm) Wilkes Barre, PA
Jul 24 Holyoke Tavern at The Waterfront Tavern (w/ Hostage Calm) Holyoke, MA
Jul 25 O' Brien's- Allston, MA (Heartsounds Only)
Jul 26 The Acheron- Brooklyn, NY (Heartsounds Only)
July 27 New Haven, CT @ Nirvana (Heartsounds Only)
Jul 28 POC (w/ We are the Union, The Story So Far) South Glastonbury, CT
July 30 Westerly, RI- House Show (HS Only)
Jul 31 Charm City Art Space Baltimore, MD (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 01 Altoona, PA, Altoona Masonic Temple (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 02 Whitesburg KY, Letcher Country Tourism (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 03 Atlanta, GA at Swayze's (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 04 Houma, LA @ The Boxer & The Barrel (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 05 The 1011 San Antonio, TX (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 06 Dallas TX @ Sons of Hemann Hall (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 07 El Paso TX, Naylair (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 08 Albuquerque, NM (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 09 Phoenix AZ, The Fixx (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 10 Felicia's House (w/ The Story so Far, Handguns) Los Angeles, CA
Aug 11 San Diego, CA The Metaphor (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 12 San Luis Obispo, Ca, CA SLO Art Space (w/ The Story So Far, Handguns)
Aug 13 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside (Record Release Show!)
Oct 29 THE FEST 10 Gainesville, FL