In support of their upcoming album, The Upsides, due out January 26th, Philadelphia musicians The Wonder Years will be embark on a tour spanning from the southeast, across the southern border, up the west coast, then dropping in on the midwest for a few dates before returning to their native east. They’ll be accompanied by Bostonians Therefore, I Am and Man Overboard from New Jersey.
The Upsides is the second full-length for the pop-punk players, coming to us from No Sleep Records, and will also be featured in a 12″ format via Run For Cover - both labels currently offer the album for pre-order, as well as in digital format via iTunes, complete with an e-booklet featuring the stories and meanings to The Upsides‘ lyrics. A third track from the record is now streaming online- visit the band’s myspace to check out “Logan Circle”, as well as the album’s first two singles, “Washington Square Park” and “Melrose Diner” Dubbed by the group as an album about fighting back, the band issued the following statement online about the The Upsides:“The result is a record that we’re all very proud of and that I think carries a very real message. The whole world wants you to be miserable. It wants you to put your head down, sigh to yourself and give up on being happy, and I know just as well as anyone that sometimes, giving up seems like the only option, but if you take one thing from this record, I hope it’s this: Don’t give those mother-fuckers an inch. Stand your ground every chance you get because everybody deserves a chance to be happy.”
Unfortunately amid all the hubbub and hoorays of the upcoming release, there is sad news for The Wonder Years. Longtime drummer Mike Kennedy will be leaving the band in the pursuit of higher education, making his exit after the band’s series of 5 record release shows for The Upsides that will be taking place before the band leaves for tour. Nick Steinborn will be taking control of the kit from there on out, and fans can read the parting statement from Kennedy on the bands myspace blog.
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