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Taking Back Sunday Announce New Album Happiness Is

• 16th Jan 2014

Approaching-legendary-status US emo pioneers Taking Back Sunday have announced that they 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), 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.

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.“

Pre-order the album here.

Stream new track ‘Flicker, Fade’ here (available as instant download with pre-order):

Track Listing:

1. Preface
2. Flicker, Fade
3. Stood A Chance
4. All The Way
5. Beat Up Car
6. It Takes More
7. They Don’t Have Any Friends
8. Better Homes And Gardens
9. Like You Do
10. We Were Younger Then
11. 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
March 1st Silverlake Music Festival Pattaya, Thailand
March 2nd Scape – The Ground Theatre Singapore, Singapore
March 14th South By So What?! Grand Prairie, TX
March 29th Extreme Thing Las Vegas, NV