| Strange Love | ||||
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| Released | November 20, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Length | 43:07 | |||
| Label | Ozone Entertainment, We the Kings | |||
| Producer | Blake Healy, Travis Clark | |||
| We the Kings chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Dcheagle/sandbox 3 | ||||
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Strange Love is the fifth studio album by American rock band We the Kings. It will be released on November 20, 2015. Love Again was released as a single on October 30, 2015 followed by Runaway on November 6, 2015.
Production
editIn February 2015, Travis, Coley, and Hunter started tracking guitar and vocals for the fifth album in Coley's studio in Connecticut. On March 2, Danny Duncan entered the studio in L.A. to track drums, and finished two days later. In an interview, Travis Clark said the album was ninety percent finished, and was being mixed. On August 25, Charles Trippy started tracking bass for the album in his home studio in Tampa Bay, Florida. He previewed a song off the album titled "From Here to Mars" on his YouTube vlog series, Internet Killed Television. Blake Healy of Metro Station, who produced Somewhere Somehow, is also producing this album. On September 20, Elena Coats entered the studio to record vocals for a track on the new album called “XO”. Coats previously worked with the band performing guest vocals on their song "Sad Song".
Release
editOn October 4, Travis Clark previewed a song off of the new album titled "All the Way" in his YouTube vlog. On October 9, We the Kings announced their next album for release. They also announced a headlining Australian tour for February of 2016. On October 24, 2015 Charles Trippy announced Strange Love as the album's title and revealed the art work. On October 30, the band made clips of songs on the album available for streaming.[1] On November 2, a lyric video was released for "Love Again".[2] "Runaway" was released as a single on November 6.[3] Strange Love is set for release on November 20 through themselves and Ozone Entertainment.[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Again" | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Howl at the Moon" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Completely" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Heaven So Close" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "XO" (feat. Elena Coats) | 3:14 |
| 6. | "From Hear to Mars" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "All the Way" | 2:41 |
| 8. | "Jenny's Song" | 3:42 |
| 9. | "She" | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Runaway" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "She" (a cappella mix) | 3:36 |
| 12. | "XO" | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 43:07 | |
Personnel
edit- We the Kings
- Travis Clark – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard
- Hunter Thomsen – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Coley O'Toole - keyboard, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Charles Trippy - bass guitar
- Danny Duncan – drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ Bazley, John (October 30, 2015). "We The Kings release title track from upcoming album, 'Strange Love'". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ Leak, Brian (November 2, 2015). "We The Kings release lyric video for new song, "Love Again"". Alternative Press. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Runaway - Single by We the Kings". iTunes. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Strange Love by We the Kings". iTunes. Retrieved November 9, 2015.