‘X’s For Eyes’ is out now from platinum-certified alternative rock act The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and the single is also the title track from their forthcoming album.
Due 3rd October, X’s For Eyes is the first full-length album from the band – featuring vocalist Ronnie Winter, his multi-instrumentalist brother Randy Winter, guitarist Josh Burke, bassist Joey Westwood, drummer John Espy, keyboardistNadeem Salam, and newest member K Enagonioon vocals—as part of a new partnership with Better Noise Music.
To write the title track, Winter reteamed with producer and songwriter Matt Squire (Panic! At the Disco, Metallica, Good Charlotte), who first worked with the band on ‘Slipping Through (No Kings)’ that came out in June.
“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, saidWinter. “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 added, “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.”
“It’s kind of surreal — I’ve been in a band professionally for 20 years now,” explained Ronnie Winter, “and all that time I wanted to work with Matt Squire but never got the chance. Back in 2005, when we were just starting to record our first album, he was already a major force in the emo scene. So, to be collaborating with him now, all these years later, feels like coming full circle. I’m just really grateful we get to explore something new with him this far into our career, especially something I dreamed of doing from the very start.”
Listen to the single here and watch the video here at RAMzine. The album is available here.
