Make sure to come out to the Varsity Theater on Wednesday, November 27th to catch Issues. I don’t agree with my brother on a lot of things and scoffed him off when he told me that Issues’ new album was his pick for best album of the year but, after listening to it again, and again, and again and… well, you get it… I agree with him so do not miss your chance to catch these new killer tracks live!
ISSUES is one of the 22 Artists Shaping the Future of Rock, alongside Foo Fighters, Twenty One Pilots, and Fall Out Boy, according to legendary tastemaker Kerrang!. Artist of the Year, Best Vocalist, Best Live Band (AltPress), and Best New Talent (Revolver) winners and nominees, the celebrated Atlanta quartet deliver on the swelling momentous hype with their third genre-bending album, Beautiful Oblivion.
Soulful R&B hooks, neo nü-metal bounce, prog-rock smarts, and active rock might swirl together in passionate ceremony, bridging the gap between the theatrical shimmer of The 1975 and the heavy syncopation of Meshuggah with energetic ease. Hints of classic funk, jazz-fusion, and modern pop-rock swagger weave between pulsating rhythmic punch and guitar driven riff rock, without a moment of incoherence. ISSUES have mastered the art of the mash-up, a genre unto themselves.
An international touring act (with appearances at major festivals like Reading and Leeds; a Wembley Arena gig supporting Bring Me The Horizon) and a Warped Tour staple, ISSUES have built a connection with a diverse audience through relentless touring with contemporaries like BMTH, I Prevail, Of Mice & Men, and Beartooth.
Roughly three years before the release of Beautiful Oblivion, Headspace was the Number 1 Alternative Album in North America, following on the heels of the band’s self-titled debut, which cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 in February 2014.
ISSUES put literal blood, sweat, and tears into the creation of Beautiful Oblivion. Each of the 13 songs represents a different facet of the band’s unique musical identity. The album was made with multiplatinum Grammy Award winning producer Howard Benson (My Chemical Romance, P.O.D., All-American Rejects).
“The only real escape we can all agree on is music,” Carter observes. “It’s the only medicine, the universal language we speak. The entire album is an escape.” ISSUES expand the “punk goes pop” aesthetic across the heavy music landscape, planting the flag for individuality, unity, and fierce songcraft, unafraid to be heard and seen.
Polyphia and Lil Aaron will be opening the show up so get there early!
Tickets are still available HERE!
Remaining Tour Dates:
11/20 — Boise, ID — Revolution
11/22 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot
11/23 — Denver, CO — Summit Music Hall
11/25 — Lawrence, KS — The Granada
11/26 — Des Moine, IA — Wooly’s
11/27 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity
11/29 — Cleveland, OH — House Of Blues
11/30 — Grand Rapids, MI — Elevation
12/01 — Chicago, IL — House Of Blues
12/02 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrews Hall
12/03 — Toronto, ON — Opera House
12/04 — Montreal, QC — Club Soda
12/06 — New York City, NY — Gramercy
12/07 — Worcester, MA — The Palladium
12/08 — Philadelphia, PA — TLA
12/09 — New York City, NY — Gramercy
12/10 — New Haven, CT — Toad’s Place
12/11 — Reading, PA — Reverb
12/12 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage
12/13 — Charlotte, NC — Underground
12/14 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theater
12/15 — Lake Buena Vista, FL — House Of Blues*
*no Lil Aaron
