As the warmer months approach, Hopeless recording artists THE DANGEROUS SUMMER are gearing up to bring their heart-melting debut ‘Reach For The Sun’ to UK audiences with the album’s release on 12th April, followed by a stint on the Give It A Name Introduces Tour here on UK soil.
Recording in their hometown of Ellicott (a suburb of Baltimore), The Dangerous Summer put familiar face Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, Circa Survive, Dashboard Confessional) in the producer’s chair. “We’ve worked with him since we were in high school, and he really understood what we were going for when we came to him with this album,” explains lead vocalist/bassist AJ Perdomo.
The emotion and power behind this album are illustrated in the album’s first track, ‘Where I Want to Be.’ “It explains a positive rush of energy into my life after the hard times I went through, being homeless, losing a lot of grip on my life,” says AJ. The energy carries through straight to ‘Surfaced,’ a track laden with introspective lyrics like, “I’m not alone because I live inside a world that is my own.” Coupled with aggressively melodic guitar fills and rudimentally-precise fills on the drums, the entire album provides a complete package of quality music and lyrics.
Originally formed whilst its members were all still in high school and picking their name from the title of Ernest Hemingway’s final novel , The Dangerous Summer established a very fervent and credible buzz in the US from the release of their debut EPs, ‘There Is No Such Thing As Science’ and ‘If You Could Only Keep Me Alive’. In addition to getting the support of their hometown friends, All Time Low, they gained a devoted fanbase who relished their incredibly melodic indie rock and the band’s musical dexterity that belied their tender teenage years. Resulting tours with Cartel, Hit the Lights, and Valencia grew their fanbase exponentially.
The Dangerous Summer have built upon their original success with renewed enthusiasm on debut full-length ‘Reach For The Sun’ and the album is full of a fresh-faced vigor and a tighter control on songwriting. With positive reactions from fans and fellow musicians alike, these boys are more excited than ever about this album and their constant touring. The band has recently wrapped up a stint in their native US with Sparks the Rescue and The Audition and will be heading to the UK in April. Get ready for the summer to start sooner than you think.
SEE THE DANGEROUS SUMMER ON THE GIVE IT A NAME INTRODUCES TOUR (w/ Anarbor, Framing Hanley, The Swellers)
Apr 26 Sugarmill, Stoke
Apr 27 Academy 2, Birmingham
Apr 28 Academy 2, Bristol
Apr 29 Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Apr 30 Academy 2, Liverpool
May 1 Academy 3, Manchester
May 2 King Tuts, Glasgow
May 3 Academy 2, Newcastle
May 6 Kings College, London
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