HUNTER HUNTED ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM READY FOR YOU RELEASE ON FRIDAY 7/10 VIA
FREESOLO/RCA
IDOLATOR PREMIERES "BLINDSIDE" LYRIC VIDEO HERE + AUDIO HERE
20-DATE CO-HEADLINE TOUR IN JULY/AUGUST WITH YOUNG RISING SONS
(tour dates below)
photo credit: Lindsey Byrnes (hi res here)
"Artist portrait from Sasquatch!" - Stereogum
"With a swift kick to hope-shredding guitars, their brand of ebullient electro-rock immediately revs back to
life fueled by an undeniable custom-cut chorus just waiting around the driver’s blindside before it
explodes, begging you to sing along." - Mostly Junk Food
"Hunter Hunted strike alt radio gold with the first single "Blindside" off their forthcoming debut album". Neon Gold
"...musical gem" - Idolator
Today, Hunter Hunted announce their upcoming debut album Ready For You, which will come out on
July 10 via FreeSolo/RCA. Last week, right before their Sasquatch! Festival set, Los Angeles
duo Hunter Hunted revealed their first single "Blindside" of the album. You can now see a very special
lyric video for the song via Idolator HERE. They'll set out on a 20-date co-headlining tour with Young
Rising Sons in July and August and will be able to play album tracks like "Operating", "Ready For You",
and "End Of The World" live for the first time.
Capable of crafting stadium-sized pop missives that are hugely catchy and wonderfully earnest, the duo
of Michael Garner and Dan Chang, write songs that tread an easy path between the head and heart,
bursting at the seems with undeniable melodies and choruses that are custom-made to be sung along to,
preferably at peak volume while surrounded by several hundred of your brand new very best friends.
On Ready for You Hunter Hunted’s ambition is fantastically evident. It’s a record that seems tailor-made
to engineer happiness. It’s a pop record with long legs—packed with tracks that balance razor-sharp
hooks with heartfelt sentiment. “We want to make songs that make people happy, songs that you can
hear on the radio and that make you want to sing and dance,” says Garner. “We want to get to that point
where we make a song that takes the world by storm, where it’s like, ‘Holy shit. This song is
hitting so hard. We don't even know how to handle it!’ We're still waiting for that moment where all of this
just takes off and knocks us off our butts.”
The story of Hunter Hunted begins, at least for most people, with the release of their debut EP, Hunter
Hunted, in 2013. However, the group’s roots go back much further as they met at UCLA. They've been
included in MTV's Artists To Watch, NYLON's "Bands to look out for," Starbucks "Pick of The Week,
"Teen Vogue's "Jam's of the year," Billboard Magazines "Scouting Report" and KCRW's "Bands we
Love."
While standout track "Keep Together" was making the rounds on TV shows, the band’s early singles
quickly elevated Hunter Hunted from the ranks of indie-pop hopefuls to serious chart contenders, touring
alongside FUN., Fitz and The Tantrums, Weezer, and Twenty One Pilots. The band also turned in lauded
performances at Bonnaroo, Governors Ball and Firefly, as well as stops on Conan O’Brien's late night
show and The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show pre-show.
When asked about "Blindside" and the upcoming debut album they say, “We wanted to write songs that
were both tiny and huge. Songs that you could play on an acoustic guitar alone or with a big band inside
an arena.” With the help of Howard benson and Neil Avron behind the boards, Hunter Hunted have
achieved that.
The band has a busy year ahead of them - their co-headlining tour with Interscope’s Young Rising Sons
for July/August is only the start of what's to come.
hi res here
Hunter Hunted - Ready For You tracklisting:
1. Ready For You
2. Operating
3. Ghost
4. Blindside
5. Lucky Day
6. Dora Maar
7. Gentle Folks
8. Float
9. Keep Together
10. Better My Love
11. End Of The World
Single "Blindside":
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/Blindside
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/BlindsideSP
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/BlindsideAMZ
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/BlindsideGP
Hunter Hunted live shows:
^ co-headlining w/ Young Rising Sons
Mon 7/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy^
Tue 7/14 – San Diego, CA @ The House of Blues^
Wed 7/15 - San Franciso, CA @ Slim’s^
Thu 7/16 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s^
Sat 7/18 - Portland, OR @ The Hawthorne Theater^
Sun 7/19 - Seattle, OR @ the Crocodile^
Tue 7/21 – Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club^
Thu 7/23 – Spokane, WA @ The Pin^
Fri 7/24 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux^
Sat 7/25 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court^
Sun 7/26 – Denver, CO @ The Bluebird Theater^
Tue 7/28 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room^
Wed 7/29 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room^
Thu 7/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Hi-Fi^
Fri 7/31 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme^
Mon 8/03 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall^
Tue 8/04 – Pawtucket, RI @ The Met^
Wed 8/05 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair^
Fri 8/07 New York, NY @ The Highline Ballroom^
Sat 8/08 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE^
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For more information on Hunter Hunted, please reach out to:
Jamie Abzug – Jamie.abzug@rcarecords.com
Inge Colsen – inge@girlie.com - 212-989-2222, x 133