Trophy Eyes have just dropped new track ‘Life In Slow Motion’.
The new single is the latest to arrive ahead of the band’s forthcoming fourth album, ‘Suicide and Sunshine’, set for release on June 23.
Speaking of some of the existential sentiment that went into the track, Floreani has said:
“‘Life in Slow Motion’ is my assessment of life itself, and the way we as humans navigate life and time here on Earth.”
“Searching for meaning in chaos, I found myself seeing signs in number patterns and small examples of beauty in ordinary life; a hug at the bar exchanged between friends, a crinkled photo of a loved one kept close, a kindness or a smile.”
“What they mean, I can’t say, but sometimes if you look hard enough and sit quietly enough, life reaches out and speaks to you.”
Trophy Eyes have announced that the band have parted ways with their lead guitarist Andrew Hallett.
Hallett has been a part of the band since 2013 and in the time released three studio records, ‘Mend, Move On’, ‘Chemical Miracle’ and ‘The American Dream’ as well as self releasing two EP’s ‘Demo 2013’ and ‘Everything Goes Away’.
The last release came in the single, ‘Nobody Said’ in 2022 which followed on from ‘Bittersweet’ and ’27 Club’.
Trophy Eyes:
“It’s with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to Andrew today. You were a rock for all of us in Trophy Eyes, always down for anything and capable of everything. All these years spent breaking our backs and ceaselessly hoping;
they’d have been nothing without you.
It’s been an honour to watch you grow from Evel Kneivel into a loving husband, and now, a proud father. Best of luck in the next stage of life, old friend, and enjoy the hard fought for time with your family- your other one will be always waiting for you.”
Andrew Hallett has released his own statement on departing from the band:
“What an absolute journey.
From sleeping on the side of the road and playing only to the support bands to travelling the world, playing to thousands of people while getting paid to do it.
I am left with so many beautiful memories and I am so grateful to have been part of it.
Whilst I will miss playing in Trophy Eyes greatly, I have so many new memories to make with my little family, my next adventure is only just beginning.
While I’ve got this moment I’d like to thank everyone; My friends and family, all our crew over the years, Hopeless Records and of course our fans.
Special shoutout to Eddie Deal and Shane
Edwards, thank you for always believing in us.
And finally my band; John, Jeremy, Blake, Kev and Cal. I couldn’t ask for a more genuine, talented and funny group of people to have done this thing with. I love you guys.
Trophy Eyes are set to play two shows in the UK this May as part of this years Slam Dunk Festival on 27th and 28th May in Hatfield and Leeds respectively.
Trophy Eyes have recently announced the departure of Kevin Cross (Guitar) who will be leaving the band after one final performance at the Australian Festival Splendour In The Grass.
In a statement posted to Facebook by the band, Trophy Eyes have shared:
“Our dear friend Kevin will play his last show with Trophy Eyes at Splendour In The Grass this Saturday.
One minute you’re in an apartment, writing music together and trying to show the world what your souls sounds like. And the next, 6 years have passed, you’ve seen the world, you’ve lived, lost and loved, and grown in to someone your old self would barely even recognise. Through all the hard times; sleeping in the dirt on the side of the road, stealing from service stations to eat, 20 hour drives, parking lot fights, missed weddings and funerals, soul crushing winters and genuine home sick tears- you were there. Our light. Our happiness. What a crazy life we live. What a cruel and beautiful ride it has been. We will miss you more than we have words to tell, Kevin.
Touch the sun, mate.”
Cross has also shared his own statement on the departure. He shared:
“This hasn’t been a easy decision but it is time for me to say goodbye to Trophy Eyes. I’ve made the decision to take a different direction in my life and career, also start a family.
I want to say a big thank you to everyone that has supported Trophy Eyes. You all allowed me to see the world and do things I never thought was possible. I’m forever grateful. A big thank you to my Brothers in Trophy Eyes for being so supportive and understanding with this decision. I can’t believe the things we have done it’s truly crazy and I wouldn’t change a thing I love you all so much.
I’ll be sure to come to a show.
This is sad but yet so exciting, it’s finally time to do me. Thank you for the memory’s.
The Trophy Eyes frontman John Floreani is a man who’s constantly on the go with his music and now he’s ready to bring take things up a step with details of his new Solo record.
It’s going to be titled as ‘sin’ and will be released on June 7th via Hopeless Records which looks a little something like this.
And the tracklisting? Here’s what’s on it.
1. ‘Oh Brother’
2. ‘Don’t Wait Up’
3. ‘Echoes’
4. ‘Cocaine’
5. ‘Ugly Love’
6. ‘Before The Devil Knows I’m Dead’
7. ‘Repent’
8. ‘I Don’t Want To Be Here Either’
And you can check out one track from the record already as ‘Echoes’ has a music video which you can view below.
Ahead of their appearances at the upcoming Slam Dunk Festival, Trophy Eyes have announced they’re going to play a one-off London show at The Borderline on Monday 27th May.
There are 300 tickets available for the show, perfect for those who can’t make it to Slam Dunk Festival.
And now I’m back for another instalment of a countdown of ten recent music video’s released into the world. And what fortune it happens on the tenth of the month as well! I do apologise that there wasn’t a countdown last week, I was playing catch up with some work for my University degree. I’m going through a few life transitions at the moment so the news might come a little infrequently at times.
And now the first band to kick off things are London Pop-Punkers Shaded. Their track ‘Tell Me’ is off their debut EP, ‘The Better Man In Me’ and their first offering since signing to Common Ground Records.
Next up are one of my favourite’s in the form of New Years Day. The video is off their 2018 EP; Diary Of A Creep, and the track in question? ‘Disgust Me’.
Keeping going with the weird and wonderful, this is Abandoned By Bears with a new track called ‘So Far Gone’. Their upcoming release, Headstorm, is set to be released August 24th, later this month.
Now, Indian progressive metal group Skyharbor have become a part of a computer world in their video for ‘Dissent’. This is off their band’s soon to be released album, ‘Sunshine Dust’.
Going for a more Pop-y vibe right now and it comes in the form of Chvrches. This is what you get when you mix J-Pop singer Wednesday Campanella with the band.
Now we’ve been waiting on Hellogoodbye for a while now to release their first single from their upcoming record but now, we have a music video for it as well! This is also the title track for ‘S’Only Natural’ which will be released October 5th.
The Maine have posted recently that they are going to be holding a funeral for their record, Lovely Little Lonely but before that happens, we have their latest video for ‘Lonely’ to enjoy for our viewing pleasure.
With Trophy Eyes new record ‘The American Dream’ just been released, they band have managed to keep the hype up by sharing their latest video for ‘Friday Forever’
With the release of their latest record titled as ‘Ex Machina’, which is out now via UNFD, the band have released a video for ‘Catastrophe’
And lastly is You Me At Six. They’ve set their fandoms alright firstly with news of their next record, their new material and the announcement they’ll be playing their record ‘Take Off Your Colours’ in full this November. But now, here’s something new in the form of 3AM.
And that’s it for another week of music videos. Ten absolutely fantastic tracks right there but as a reminder, I’m in the midst of my university work so there might not be an edition of the list next week but we’ll see.
Oooh, more record news! This post concerns the band Trophy Eyes and the details of their follow up from their 2016 record, ‘Chemical Miracle’.
It’s going to be called American Dream which is set to be released August 3rd via Hopeless Records which looks like this.
And this is what the tracklisting looks like.
01. The tracklist looks like this:
02. Autumn
03. Something Bigger Than This
04. Friday Forever
05. More Like You
06. Cotton Candy Sky
07. You Can Count On Me
08. Broken
09. Tip Toe
10. Lavender Bay
11. Miming In The Choir
12. A Symphony Of Crickets
13. I Can Feel It Calling
The first single is ‘You Can Count On Me’ and you can view the video below.
Last week, it was confirmed that Trophy Eyes Drummer, Callum Cramp has parted ways with the band.
The drummer has been with the band since their formation and recorded the drums for both of the studio albums.
Blake Caruso, of Rumours, will be filling the void left by him.
This is Trophy Eyes statement on Cramp’s departure.
As of a month or so ago Trophy Eyes parted ways with our drummer, Cal. We wish him the best of luck in all future endeavors. Thank you for being a part of this journey.
We welcome our dear friend and the extremely talented Blake Caruso, who will be filling in for the time being!
The Vans Warped Tour is in full swing in America and to show what everyone else in the world is missing, the tour has launched a new Documentary series which focuses on the different cultures that the festival brings from around the world.
Episode One features interviews with members from Boston Manor, Counterparts, Neck Deep, Trophy Eyes.
Trophy Eyes have released a new video for ‘Counting Sheep’.
The amazing thing is that you can see what a Trophy Eyes show looks like in kaleidoscope style.
Still interested? Check out the video below.
Trophy Eyes are coming to the UK in May for a short run of shows with Like Pacific and they are also playing this years Slam Dunk Festival.
The dates are:
MAY
25 – LONDON Camden Assembly
26 – GLASGOW Attic
27 – SLAM DUNK MIDLANDS – BIRMINGHAM NEC
28 – SLAM DUNK NORTH – LEEDS City Centre
29 – SLAM DUNK SOUTH – HATFIELD Forum
30 – SOUTHAMPTON Joiners
31 – CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
Trophy eyes have announced UK headline dates around their appearances at Slam Dunk Festival.
They’ll be joined by Like Pacific on this short run.
Here’s the dates:
MAY
25 – LONDON Camden Assembly
26 – GLASGOW Attic
27 – SLAM DUNK MIDLANDS – BIRMINGHAM NEC
28 – SLAM DUNK NORTH – LEEDS City Centre
29 – SLAM DUNK SOUTH – HATFIELD Forum
30 – SOUTHAMPTON Joiners
31 – CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach
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