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POST-HARDCORE OUTFIT DEAD AMERICAN RELEASE SINGLE & VIDEO “CHOKE”

ANNOUNCE LP NEW NOSTALGIA OUT FEBRUARY 11TH ON VELOCITY RECORDS AND EQUAL VISION RECORDS

DEAD AMERICAN JOIN SKSK AND D.R.U.G.S. ON VELOCITY RECORDS TOUR

PREORDER: New Nostalgia 

 

SoCal based post-hardcore outfit Dead American have shared their emotive new single and video “Choke” and announced their upcoming debut album New Nostalgia, out February 11th on Velocity Records and Equal Vision Records. The members – Cove Reber (vocals), Chad Rexton (guitar), Josh Latham (bass, vocals), and Kyle Rosa (drums) are inspired by the classics of their genre but looking to the future with their upcoming album, which is available for preorder here. The band considers themselves students of the Warped Tour Era, with a palpable amount of  influence taken from artists such as Underoath, My Chemical Romance, Senses Fail, Taking Back Sunday, and New Found Glory mixed with their own original sound.

“Choke” showcases the band at their emotive best. The song oscillates between soaring melodies, aggressive screams and crushingly heavy breaks that encapsulate the nostalgic feel of the music while giving the listener enough surprises to feel totally modern and new. Lyrically, the track explores frustration and personal triumph in a clever and entirely catchy way. The official video features beautifully cinematic live shots of the band to create a compelling narrative experience to accompany the track.

 

 

 

On the meaning of their new song and upcoming album, the band has this to say:

“Every word on this record is ours; it’s no one else’s. We’ve never been able to say everything we need to say, and this record gave us an outlet to do it. Life sucks a lot of the time but there’s always some good to come from the shit. We’re all a lot more alike than we think. From the shit, you get this weird, beautiful art-thing that is this record.”

Dead American will join the Velocity Records Tour presented by Revolver in early 2022, alongside Scary Kids Scaring Kids, D.R.U.G.S. and Secrets. Tickets and VIP are available here. New Nostalgia is available for preorder through Equal Vision Records and Velocity Records here.
About Dead American

Dead American, a five-piece group out of Southern California, began as a project influenced by the desire to tap into the nostalgic sound of 2000s post-hardcore. The members – Cove Reber (vocals), Chad Rexton (guitar), Josh Latham (bass, vocals), and Kyle Rosa (drums) found themselves with songs that “sound like a band from an earlier time but with a modern twist”; thus, their debut album, ‘New Nostalgia,’ was born. The members are all students of the Warped Tour Era, which is why the band takes influence from artists such as Underoath, My Chemical Romance, Senses Fail, Taking Back Sunday, and New Found Glory, but gives them a modern twist. With the intention of not wanting to sound too digitized, the guys went into the studio utilizing producer Fred Archambault’s keen ear for live takes and his ability to capture the true essence of the band’s talents. Fred was essential in keeping the nostalgic vibe, Dead American believes the album would have sounded too modern without Fred’s input. “This is us,” Chad said. “There’s no bullshit or trying to make it sound any different other than what you’d get in a live setting.” Having released just one EP before this album, the band was excited for the opportunity to have more freedom to voice their frustrations through writing. ‘New Nostalgia’ is a set of 13 songs that combines the collective frustrations of the group with topics ranging from relationship struggles to societal issues. When listening, it’s clear that the band was not trying to fit any “acceptable” molds and were simply writing openly after accessing how they were feeling in the moment. The laidback personalities of the band members shine through and demonstrate how this band truly does whatever they want in their creative process. ‘New Nostalgia’ blends energetic and hard-hitting post-hardcore with little hints of more modern elements and sounds.
Mayhem Music Magazine