Real Friends announce new EP ‘Torn In Two’

August 25, 2021 James Weaver

REAL FRIENDS have announced a new EP!

Titled Torn In Two, the upcoming EP from Illinois-based pop-punk band features five new songs and five re-workings of said songs, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Pure Noise Records.

The upcoming EP was produced by Andrew Wade, who has worked on albums for punk bands A DAY TO REMEMBER and NECK DEEP, as well as Mike Green, who has co-written and produced on projects for SUM 41, NEW FOUND GLORY, and THE ACES. This new EP incorporates a recurring motif of the torn-ness and separation we have recently experienced in our everyday lives, as vocalist Cody Muraro elaborates. “I really liked how we were able to incorporate the Torn In Two theme throughout. The album artwork being people separated. The five main songs on one side and five alternates on the other. I think the past year has left a lot of us feeling torn, scrambling to reconnect with a sense of familiarity.”

Alongside the announcement of the new EP, the band have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming EP; Teeth. The new song follows on from the release of Storyteller and Nervous Wreck, both of which will appear on the upcoming record. The new music video was first premiered via Hollywood Life and was directed by Raul Gonzo [PVRIS, I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, AFI].

Speaking about the new song, Muraro says, “Teeth is a very personal song for me. It touches on some of the years leading up to just before I joined REAL FRIENDS. I had gone through some of the most challenging years of my life. After sharing some of my experiences with the group and Andrew Wade, Andrew said, ‘ Ok, brutal, now let’s turn that into a song.’”

Bassist Kyle Fasel adds, “the full band version of Teeth is different for us. We’ve always turned full band songs into acoustic versions. It was fun to do the opposite with Teeth. It brings out more aggression that fits the lyrical content perfectly. I’m so stoked for fans to hear this.”

Watch the official music video for Teeth here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming EP below:

Track List:

1. Remedy For Reality
2. Nervous Wreck
3. Teeth
4. Spinning
5. Storyteller
6. Remedy For Reality (Re-Imagined)
7. Nervous Wreck (Re-Imagined)
8. Teeth (Full Band)
9. Spinning (Re-Imagined)
10. Storyteller (Re-Imagined)