ASTRONOID RELEASE SELF-TITLED SOPHOMORE ALBUM TODAY STREAM: smarturl.it/astronoid_sp/PURCHASE: smarturl.it/astronoid_it TOUR WITH BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME/TESSERACT KICKS OFF ON FEB. 12 | ||
 Photo credit: Karen Jerzyk |
| Feb. 1, 2019 – BOSTON – Astronoid, the “genre-defying” (Brooklyn Vegan), Boston-based rock band, release their self-titled sophomore album today via Blood Music. “At the beginning, we were trying to outdo Air,” explains singer/guitar player Brett Boland, referring to the band’s debut album, which was met with reviews like “instant classic” (MetalSucks) and “the happiest dream thrash record you’ll ever hear” (Noisey). “We realized we didn’t have anything to prove, and we got back to writing for the personal fulfillment of it. There’s a lot of pressure on a second release, so many of the lyrics are about overcoming self-doubt and the perceived opinions of others. We decided it should be self-titled, because this is us in our purest form. We ended up taking more chances. We were able to be Astronoid.” Reaction to Astronoid has been equally enthusiastic with Invisible Oranges saying “Astronoid clearly have more to say while still understanding the foundations of their debut” and Kerrang said “their new self-titled album sees the band increasing both the dreamy and metallic elements in their music, adding what can only be described as a passionate aggression to their still-luminescent character and firmly placing them in a league of their own.” The band begins a tour with Between the Buried and Me and Tesseract on Feb. 12: February 12 Wilmington, DE The Queen February 13 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club February 14 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes February 15 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall February 16 Hampton, NH Wally’s February 17 Rochester, NY Anthology February 19 Cleveland, OH Agora February 20 Lansing, MI The Loft February 21 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall Ballroom February 22 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s February 23 Omaha, NE Slowdown February 24 Boulder, CO Fox Theater February 26 Reno, NV Cargo February 27 Fresno, CA Strummer’s March 1 Pomona, CA The Glasshouse March 2 Tucson, AZ The Rock March 4 Odessa, TX Dos Amigos March 5 Corpus Christi, TX House of Rock March 7 New Orleans, LA House of Blues March 8 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall March 9 Greenville, SC The Firmament March 10 Winston-Salem, NC The Ramkat March 11 Louisville, KY Diamond Pub Concert Hall | ||
 Click image above or follow this link to view the “I Dream in Lines” video: https://youtu.be/ngpd38ruqx |
Astronoid is Brett Boland (vocals/guitar), Daniel Schwartz (bass), Casey Aylward (guitar) and Matt St. Jean (drums). The band was formed in 2012, releasing two EPs over the next year: Stargazer and November. AIR, the band’s debut full-length album, arrived in June of 2016. # # # | ||
