The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have dropped “X’s For Eyes,” the title track from their upcoming studio album.
The guitars hit hard, the melody soars, and the rhythm jumps fast in this riveting song that extends a helping hand to someone who’s living close to the edge. With his signature wide-ranging voice, lead vocalist, guitarist, and founding member Ronnie Winter digs in deep with lyrics like: “Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?/Cause I’m scared you’re gonna die/Take control of your life/Wake up from this bad dream/You could end it all tonight.”
To write the title track, Winter reteamed with producer and songwriter Matt Squire (Panic! at the Disco, Metallica, Good Charlotte). The two men previously worked together on the earlier single “Slipping Through (No Kings),” released on June 27.
X’s For Eyes is available for pre-order now. The album officially arrives October 3.
In many ways, the upcoming album is the spiritual successor of the band’s 2006 debut, Don’t You Fake It.
“What’s really exciting is that we basically rebuilt the same team for X’s for Eyes that we had when we made Don’t You Fake It,” Winter explained. “A lot of the people who were behind the scenes back then–working on things like mixing, track sequencing, and artwork–have come back together, nearly 20 years later, to be part of this new album. It feels like a reunion in the best possible way, and if you were a fan of Don’t You Fake It we think you’re going to really love this album.”
“X’s for Eyes truly has something for everyone,” he continued, “including what came to be known as ‘The Lost Songs,’ songs from our original 2004 pre-signing demo that didn’t make it onto Don’t You Fake It. Fans have been asking for these for over 20 years and with the new album, they’re being commercially released for the first time ever. It felt like we were digging up something long buried, like raising a zombie from the dead.”
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are currently on tour, with shows stretching into the fall. Full list of date cane be found below.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Tour Dates
Sat 8/9 New Waterford, OH New Waterford Village Park
Thu 8/14 Oklahoma City, OK Beer City Music Hall
Fri 8/15 Dallas, TX RBC
Sat 8/16 San Antonio, TX Paper Tiger
Sun 8/17 Houston, TX The Secret Group
Thu 8/21 Hampton, NH Oxbow Blending & Bottling
Fri 8/22 Hartford, CT The Webster
Sat 8/23 Albany, NY Empire Live
Sun 8/24 Somerville, MA Crystal Ballroom
Mon 8/25 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
Thu 8/28 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
Fri 8/29 Erie, PA King’s Rook Club
Sun 8/31 McHenry, IL The Vixen
Fri 9/19 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life
Sun 9/28 Umatilla, OR Rock The Locks
Thu 10/2 Sacramento, CA Aftershock
Sat 10/11 Huntington Beach, CA Punk Rock Masters
10/18-10/19 Las Vegas, NV When We Were Young
11/15-11/16 Orlando, FL Warped Tour