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Four Year Strong Say FYS Yourself

• 14th Apr 2010

The clever gentlemen of Four Year Strong have launched their new FYS Yourself ‘widget’.

Upload your photo – add some suitably strange bits and bobs and hey presto – you’ve been ‘FYS-icized’

Widget – link

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They are one of music's premier pop punk bands, and are set to release their heavily anticipated third full length album, Enemy of the World, in the UK on Defacto Records on May 31st 2010.

The band, Dan O'Connor (Vocals/Guitar), Alan Day (Vocals/Guitar), Josh Lyford (Vocals/Synth), Jake Massucco (Drums), and Joe Weiss (Bass), was formed in Massachusetts in 2001 after O'Conner, Day, and Massucco met through mutual friends. With influences like Lifetime, Saves the Day, Gorilla Biscuits, and New Found Glory, FYS has always strived to create music that they themselves would enjoy as listeners. Their motivation has manifested itself in a fluid mix of everything from punk pop to hardcore to indie rock.

Their distinct sound and incredibly energetic live shows has led to their inclusion on countless tours and also caught the attention of Fallout Boy's Pete Wentz, who signed FYS to his label Decaydance Records in February 2008. The band's heightened profile hasn't stopped them from working non-stop as they continued a hectic touring schedule last year as a part of the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour and co-headlining a summer tour with Set Your Goals in the US.

The band worked on EOTW with legendary producer, Machine (Lamb of God, Cobra Starship, Armour for Sleep).

Track Listing
1. It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now
2. On A Saturday
3. Wasting Time (Eternal Summer)
4. Nineteen With Neck Tatz
5. Find My Way Back
6. What The Hell Is A Gigawatt?
7. One Step At A Time
8. This Body Pays The Bill$
9. Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
10. Flannel Is The Color Of My Energy
11. Enemy Of The World

Highlights
The band was recently featured in the January issue of Alternative Press Magazine (US) as a band to watch in 2010.

UK dates will take place in May/June 2010 – watch this space!

There’s also a limited version of the FYS album in the UK that you can pre-order and get a free poster – link
The band also play a series of dates in May / June as follows:

UK DATES AS FOLLOWS:

Friday 28th May BOURNEMOUTH ACADEMY Slam Dunk By The Sea
Saturday 29th May HATFIELD UNIVERSITY Slam Dunk South
Sunday 30th May LEEDS UNIVERSITY Slam Dunk North
Monday 31st May GLASGOW ACADEMY Slam Dunk Scotland
Tuesday 1st June WOLVERHAMPTON SLADE ROOMS (Headline Show)
Wednesday 2nd June LIVERPOOL ACADEMY 2 (Headline Show)
Thursday 3rd June LONDON ISLINGTON ACADEMY (Headline Show)