Hawthorne Heights announce new album ‘The Rain Just Follows Me’

HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS have announced a new album!

Titled The Rain Just Follows Me, the upcoming album from the American alternative band is the follow-up to 2019’s Lost Frequencies and is scheduled to be released in October this year, via Pure Noise Records.

The upcoming 11-track record was produced by Grammy-winner Cameron Webb [ALKALINE TRIO, NOFX, MEGADETH]. Speaking about the upcoming album, JT Woodruff says, “the most unbelievable part of this story is that this entire album was written and recorded BEFORE the pandemic. All of this darkness and turmoil is basically a summation of the coldest and loneliest nights I’ve tried to reconcile for the past 17 years. We want to create the best songs that are accurate depictions of our lives and connect to other people through our songs. I hope this record helps people understand that others out there are thinking like them – and thinking about them. Everyone gets poured on in life; we just want to provide an umbrella.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for the first song to be lifted from the upcoming new album; Constant Dread. The new song features a guest appearance from COUNTERPARTS‘ Brendan Murphy.

Speaking about the new song, Woodruff continues, “when writing, I tend to dig through memories, both good and bad. In, Constant Dread, I was searching through one of my favorite tour memories. Warped Tour 2017, in the tour bus village. One of our favorite hardcore bands, COUNTERPARTS, was hosting karaoke. As I was standing there, Brendan hit play on Niki FM, and then threw me the microphone, and as I was singing my own song to a jury of my peers, I realized that I need to loosen up. This should be fun, not agony. When I thought about that moment, while laying bed in the throes of the terror-filled gaze of the moonlight, I knew we needed to put Brendan in this song. And I’m so glad he said yes, because absolutely crushes it.”

Watch the official music video for Constant Dread here: 

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

Track List: 

1. Constant Dread
2. The Rain Just Follows Me
3. Holy Coast
4. Tired And Alone
5. Thunder In Our Hearts
6. Spray Paint It Black
7. Dull Headlights
8. Palm Canyon Drive
9. Seafoam
10. Words Can’t Hurt
11. Bambarra Beach (The End)

The Rain Just Follows Me is set for release on October 22nd via Pure Noise Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

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