The highly anticipated fifth full-length album from Four Year Strong, Brain Pain, will be released on February 28 via Pure Noise Records. This will be the band’s first album since their self-titled release in 2015 and soon, fans will learn that it was worth every second of waiting. The album’s first single is “Talking Myself In Circles.”
The band—which is made up of vocalist/guitarists Dan O’Connor and Alan Day, bassist Joe Weiss, and drummer Jake Massucco—began conceptualizing the ideas for Brain Pain two years ago and for the past year-and-a-half have focused on bringing those thoughts to fruition. Vocally, Brain Pain sees the band being more direct and carrying over cohesive themes in a way they haven’t done in the past, making for a more complete narrative.
“I think that from a lyrical perspective this is the most thought we’ve ever put into a record,” O’ Connor explains—and it shows. Sonically the album’s vocals also sit in the mix in a way that they aren’t battling with the other elements, making Brain Pain the band’s most dynamic release to date.
Four Year Strong has been making music together for nearly 20 years now after forming in 2001 while the guys were in high school in Worcester, Massachusetts. The band’s 2007 release Rise or Die Trying with I Surrender Records peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart in its debut week. Their third full-length album sold 12,400 copies in its first week, debuting at number 47 on the Billboard 200. Since then, they have graced the stage with From First to Last, Every Time I Die, Meg & Dia, Blink-182, Bring me the Horizon, Fireworks, Set Your Goals, and more.
Upcoming Four Year Strong Tour Dates:
2/28 – London, ON @ London Music Hall
2/29 – Montreal, QC @ Le National
3/1 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial
3/3 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
3/4 – Albany, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
3/6–New York, NY @ Webster Hall
3/7–Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
3/8–Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
3/10–Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live!
3/11–Charlotte, NC@ The Underground
3/13–Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
3/14–St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
3/15–New Orleans, LA @ Civic Theatre
3/16–Houston, TX Warehouse
3/19–Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live
3/20–San Antonio, TX @ Vibes
3/21–Oklahoma City, OK @Diamond Ballroom
3/22–Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine
3/24–Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
3/25–Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee
3/27–Los Angeles, CA @ Belasco
3/28–Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
3/29–San Francisco, CA @ Regency
3/31–Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
4/1–Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
4/3–Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
4/4–Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
4/5–Kansas City, MO @ Truman
4/7–Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
4/8–Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
4/9–Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak
4/10–Cleveland, OH@ House of Blues
4/11–Toronto, ON @ Danforth
