The Bends Share 'Hanging Around' And Announce Debut Album
(Sachs & Co) Breakout alt-rock band The Bends set their highly anticipated debut album, If You Insist, for September 18 via Warner Records. Ahead of the release, the band unveils a new song from the project, "Hanging Around," today.
If You Insist captures the band at a pivotal moment in their rise-from a Louisiana college bar band to a full-fledged touring act building a life around music. The title reflects the unexpected momentum that followed their early releases and live shows as opportunities began to unfold in ways they had once only imagined. At its core, If You Insist is a snapshot of The Bends embracing the uncertainty, excitement, and possibility of stepping into the next chapter together.
"'If You Insist' is a lyric from the first track of the album, 'Off My Chest,'" shares lead singer and guitarist Hayden Field. "This line encapsulated what we feel our journey as a band has been thus far. We started the band in college for the fun of playing at our local bar. But after releasing music and beginning to tour the Southeast, the chance to commit to being a band as our livelihood became a reality. Everything had fallen into place in a way we'd only dreamed of, and so we replied, 'If You Insist.'"
In addition to "Hanging Around," the album includes previously released singles "Seasons Change" and "Smoking In Bed," the latter of which broke the Alternative Airplay Top 100. Additionally, the band recently appeared on Track Star and Zach Bryan's Belting Bronco series.
Electric live performers, The Bends are currently on their first-ever North American "If You Insist" Tour. The tour has been a mixture of headline dates and major supporting dates with The Killers, Inhaler, Ole 60, an upcoming performance with The Red Clay Strays in August, and appearances at major festivals including Lollapalooza. The tour kicked off on April 16th in New Orleans, LA and hits several major cities across the U.S. including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, and more. Tickets for The Bends' "If You Insist"
If You Insist Track List:
Off My Chest
Loadout
Seasons Change
Dance Away
Lebowski
Smoking in Bed
Hanging Around
Young Love
Whatever
Keeps Me Going
Last Forever
Sticking To The Plan
"If You Insist" North American Tour Dates
August 20-Greenville, AL-805 After Five
September 8-Tuscaloosa, AL-Two Dimes
September 9-Oxford, MS-The Lyric Oxford+
September 11-Austin, TX-Scoot Inn+
September 12-Dallas, TX-The Echo Lounge & Music Hall+
September 23-Boulder, CO-Fox Theatre+
September 24-Denver, CO-Bluebird Theater+
September 25-Salt Lake City, UT-Kilby Court+
September 26-Boise, ID-Shrine Social Club+
September 28-Vancouver, BC-Biltmore Cabaret=
September 29-Seattle, WA-Chop Suey=
September 30-Portland, OR-Hawthorne Theatre=
October 2-San Francisco, CA-Rickshaw@
October 3-Felton, CA-Felton Music Hall@
October 4-San Luis Obispo, CA-SLO Brew@
October 7-San Diego, CA-House of Blues San Diego@
October 9-Los Angeles, CA-Troubadour@
October 12-Santa Ana, CA-The Observatory@
October 13-Phoenix, AZ-Crescent Ballroom@
October 17-Thibodaux, LA-Acadia Music Fest
October 30-Nashville, TN-The Basement East
November 1-Indianapolis, IN-Hi-Fi Indy$
November 4-Minneapolis, MN-Fine Line
November 5-Madison, WI-High Noon Saloon$
November 6-Chicago, IL-Lincoln Hall
November 7-Chicago, IL-Lincoln Hall
November 10-Ann Arbor, MI-The Blind Pig&
November 11-Toronto, ON-The Garrison&
November 13-Boston, MA-Paradise Rock Club&
November 14-New York City, NY-Irving Plaza&
November 15-Philadelphia, PA-The Foundry at The Fillmore&
November 17-Washington, DC-Union Stage&
November 18-Carrboro, NC-Cat's Cradle%
November 20-Atlanta, GA-Terminal West
November 21-Charlotte, NC-Neighborhood Theatre+
November 22-Charleston, SC-Music Farm+
+with Foxtide
=with Flamingos In The Tree
@with Margot Sinclair
$with The Braymores
&with Common People
%with Fudge
#Festival
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