The Frights Announce New Album 'Hypochondriac' Out August 24th
The Frights have announced an August 24 release date for their new album, Hypochondriac. This is the third full-length from San Diego’s fearsome foursome and their debut for Epitaph Records. The album is now available for pre-order with special merch bundles at www.TheFrights.com
To support the album, the band will be embarking on a massive North American tour which kicks off with a hometown show on August 24 and continues in earnest from September 8 through October 18 including appearances at San Francisco’s famed Fillmore, New York City’s Brooklyn Steel and Riot Fest in Chicago. A complete list of dates can be found below. Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 22 at www.TheFrights.com.
To give fans another taste of the new album, The Frights have shared the single and video of “Me And We And I”— a song whose candid lyrics, playful instrumentation and bittersweet melody perfectly capture the tone of Hypochondriac. The video was directed by the band’s own Richard Dotson along with Jason Link who had also teamed up for their most recent video for “CRUTCH.”
Watch the video for “Me And We And I” by The Frights HERE
“Hypochondriac is the most comfortable I’ve been with a record thus far,” says Mikey Carnevale, vocalist/guitarist for The Frights. “I care a lot about these songs because they’re embarrassing and personal.”
Produced by FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper (SWMRS, Dune Rats), mixed by Rob Kinelski (Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, 30 Seconds To Mars) and mastered by multiple Grammy Winner Greg Calbi (Arcade Fire, Tame Impala, The War on Drugs); Hypochondriac follows The Frights’ 2016 album You Are Going To Hate This and marks a period of major creative growth for the band (whose lineup also includes bassist Richard Dotson, drummer Marc Finn, and guitarist Jordan Clark).
“I had started to brainstorm where I wanted to go with this record basically the day we released You Are Going To Hate This,” says Carnevale. “At first, I overthought the hell out of it, due to coming down from the high of making our first real album in a real studio with a real producer. So it took about a year or so until I realized that I’m not special and I just forced myself to sit down with an acoustic guitar. What came of that, I think, is a confessional album that I never assumed a band like ours would make.”
A couple of months after graduating from high school, Mikey Carnevale (vocals/guitar) and Richard Dotson (bass) got together as The Frights to play a one off 30 minute set as sort of a joke. The feeling they got from the crowd in their hometown of San Diego inspired them to become a "real" band almost in spite of themselves. Along the way, they recruited Marc Finn (drums) and released You Are Going To Hate This (produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR) in February 2016. Jordan Clark (guitar) added to the band's musical prowess in the ensuing year of touring around North America. Having recently made their highly successful UK debut with headline shows in London and appearances at The Great Escape and Dot To Dot, The Frights can’t wait to play their new material on the Hypochondriac North American tour this fall.
Hypochondriac North American Tour
Aug-24 San Diego, CA Observatory North Park
Sep-8 Santa Ana, CA Observatory
Sep-9 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Sep-11 Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Sep-12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Sep-14 Sep-15 Chicago, IL Riot Fest
Sep-16 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Sep-20 Dallas, TX Trees
Sep-21 Austin, TX Barracuda
Sep-22 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger
Sep-23 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studio
Sep-25 Orlando, FL The Abbey
Sep-27 Tampa, FL Crowbar
Sep-28 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (Hell)
Sep-29 Greensboro, NC Blind Tiger
Oct-3 Washington DC Rock N Roll Hotel
Oct-4 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Oct-5 Boston, MA Royale
Oct-6 Baltimore, MD Metro Gallery
Oct-7 New York, NY Brooklyn Steel
Oct-10 Toronto, ON Hard Luck
Oct-11 Detroit, MI Shelter
Oct-12 Columbus, OH Ace of Cups
Oct-13 St. Louis, MO Fubar
Oct-16 Sante Fe, NM Meow Wolf
Oct-18 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom