Photo by: K. Enagonio
5x platinum-certified alt-rockers The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have announced that they will be releasing their sixth full-length this year. Titled X’s for Eyes, the effort is slated to drop October 3rd via Better Noise Music. Pre-order are live and can be secured on physical and digital formats here. Speaking of the album, frontman Ronnie Winter said:
“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. 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 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 album announcement was coupled with the release of a lyric video for the title track. The group previously sampled the offering with the videos for “Home Improvement”, which was shared last year upon their signing with Better Noise; and an animated clip for “Slipping Through (No Kings)”. You can find those below, as well.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are currently on the road and will be taking part in a number of festivals including Louder Than Life, Aftershock, When We Were Young, and Warped Tour. Their current itinerary can be found below with tickets available here.
X’s for Eyes track listing:
- “Always the King” feat. Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens)
- “Purple Halo”
- “Perfection”
- “X’s for Eyes”
- “Bad Beat”
- “Slipping Through (No Kings)”
- “Home Improvement”
- “Twenty hour Drive”
- “Kins and Carroll”
- “Getting By”
- “Worth It” feat. Craig Mabbitt (Escape the Fate)
8/14 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
8/15 Dallas, TX – RBC
8/16 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
8/17 Houston, TX – The Secret Group
8/21 Hampton, NH – Oxbow Blending & Bottling
8/22 Hartford, CT – The Webster
8/23 Albany, NY – Empire Live
8/24 Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom
8/25 Syracuse, NY – New York State Fair
8/28 Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
8/29 Erie, PA – King’s Rook Club
8/31 McHenry, IL – The Vixen
9/19 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life
9/28 Umatilla, OR – Rock The Locks
10/02 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock
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