OUT JULY 13 THROUGH FEARLESS RECORDS

SINGLE SMILING ON THE SURFACE OUT TODAY

MUSIC VIDEO FOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IS OUT NOW BOASTING 150K+ VIEWS

HEADLINING THE FINAL VANS WARPED TOUR KICKS OFF JUNE 21

Toronto, ON – June 18, 2018 – Over the weekend, Illinois rock group, Real Friends, announced that their third studio album, Composure, is set to release on July 13^th through Fearless Records. This past Friday, June 15, a select group of Chicago fans listened to the album in full after attending surprise listening parties at Sip Of Hope, Evolution Music and Rowboat Creative. Footage from the event can be viewed here.

Fans can listen to singles From The Outside (video now boasting 160k+ views on YouTube) and Smiling On The Surface, out today. Pre-orders are available here. The news of Composure comes out ahead of the bands headlining run on the Vans Warped Tour, which kicks off June 21 at the Pomona Fairplex Grounds in Pomona, CA.

It's been two years since the band released The Home Inside My Head, which earned a Billboard Top 200 chart placement. When approaching Composure, the band found themselves working harder than ever on what they wanted to say with this album. “We have never put this much time and effort into a record,” explains bassist, Kyle Fasel. “Composure is everything we’ve always come up short on. We focused more on melodies than ever before. We focused more on the overall emotional climate of each song than ever before. I truly think that every song on the record stands on its own. But when all the songs come together it creates our best effort to date.”

Produced by Mike Green (The Aces, All Time Low, The Mowgli’s, Paramore), the album features 10 tracks filled with unforgettable pop-rock hooks that showcase the band’s progression from a pop-punk band to full-fledged pop-rock juggernaut. Even with the pop hooks, the songwriting throughout the album explores an emotionally mature side to the rock group, touching on mental health, being accepted, and above all, learning to love yourself.

Real Friends is Kyle Easel (Bass), Dave Knox (Guitar), Dan Lambton (Frontman), Brian Blake (Drums), and Eric Haines (Guitar).

COMPOSURE TRACKLISTING:

1. Me First
2. Stand Steady
3. From The Outside
4. Smiling On The Surface
5. Hear What You Want
6. Unconditional Love
7. Composure
8. Get By
9. Ripcord
10. Take A Hint

TOUR DATES:
June 21 – Pomona, CA – Pomona Fairplex
June 22 – San Diego, CA – Qualcomm Stadium
June 23 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 24 – Ventura, CA – Ventura County Fairgrounds
June 28 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavillion
June 29 – Las Vegas, NV – Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
June 30 – Salt Lake City, UT – Usana Amphitheatre
July 1 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
July 3 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 5 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
July 6 – Dallas, TX – Starplex Pavilion
July 7 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
July 8 – Houston, TX – NRG Park
July 10 – Nashville, TN – Tennessee State Fairgrounds
July 12 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
July 13 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
July 14 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 15 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Center
July 16 – Burgettstown, PA – Keybank Pavilion
July 17 – Toronto, ON – The Flats at Budweiser Stage
July 18 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
July 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 20 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
July 21 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 22 – Shakopee, MN – Canterbury Park
July 23 – American Family Insurance Amphitheater
July 24 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 25 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake PAC
July 26 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
July 27 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 28 – Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach Amphitheatre
July 29 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 30 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte
July 31 – Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Ampheatre at Lakewood
August 2 – Jacksonville, FL – The Old Cypress Lot Near Met Park
August 3 – Orlando, FL – Tinker Field
August 4 – Tampa, FL – Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheater
August 5 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre

Listen to Real Friends Smiling On The Surface
iTunes - found.ee/fromtheoutside
Spotify - found.ee/fromtheoutsidespotify

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www.realfriendsband.com