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Photo credit – Matthew Krueger

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In support of their new studio album Suicide and Sunshine (Out June 23 via Hopeless Records),  Newcastle punk rockers Trophy Eyes are back with the brand new track Kill. The new single is penned all about the universal experience of heartbreak warfare and the scars we wear throughout our lives.

Listen to the track here. 

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Trophy Eyes’ John Floreani shares of the new single:

“All’s fair in love and war. We all carry the scars of love lost. They become visible in the things we do, our actions and our words. Like machines we continue, only now worn and rattling. Capable of our primary function, but with a little less grace each time. Some people use love as a weapon, and ‘Kill’ is about those people.”

Trophy Eyes recently announced the Suicide and Sunshine Australian Tour. Full tour details below. 

Just like the title Suicide and Sunshine, Trophy Eyes’ fourth album is about contrast. About light and dark. About beauty and tragedy. About the full spectrum of human existence, with each song plucked from the pages of frontman John Floreani’s life.

The album’s title comes from a lyric in the song “Sean”, Floreani writing that it was sunny when he heard of his mate’s passing, and that the Uber that took him to a gathering of Sean’s friends was playing poppy Top 40 hits. It is, however, a concept that’s long inspired the singer’s work.

“It’s the tragedy and the beauty of life. When we did Chemical Miracle, our second full length, the logo for the album was a palm tree and a noose. That’s literally suicide and sunshine. It’s always been there on my mind. And I think I finally just phonetically set it out. That encompasses everything I’ve been trying to do my entire career.” – John Floreani

The singer’s willingness to dive so deeply into the most personal parts of his life is matched by the band’s desire to explore the very boundaries of the hardcore and punk genres, incorporating dark modern pop, electronic flourishes courtesy of co-producer Fletcher Matthews, and atmospheric, swirling synths. 

“It’s where we are, it’s who we are just doing the stuff we like,” says Floreani. “It was just the guys getting together and focusing on our relationships, being brothers and being in a band again. And that’s what this record was for Trophy Eyes – a very happy revisiting of why the fuck we’re doing this in the first place.”

PRE-SAVE THE ALBUM HERE
(win a signed test pressing)

PRE – ORDER THE ALBUM HERE
(Australian exclusive coloured LP, win a signed Fender guitar)

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TROPHY EYES
SUICIDE AND SUNSHINE
AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Thursday 22 June – Fremantle Social Club, Fremantle 
Friday 23 June – The Gov, Adelaide 
Saturday 24 June – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne 
Friday 30 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane
Saturday 1 July – Metro Theatre, Sydney

For all ticket and tour information, go HERE

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TROPHY EYES
SUICIDE AND SUNSHINE
Track Listing

Sydney
Life In Slow Motion
People Like You
My Inheritance
Blue Eyed Boy
Runaway, Come Home
Burden
What Hurts The Most
OMW
Kill
Sweet Soft Sound
Stay Here
Epilogue

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About TROPHY EYES

Trophy Eyes leads a new wave in rock music, blending their punk and hardcore roots with modern rock and pop sensibilities. Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, the 4 piece continue to edge away their own path selling out shows across the globe. Known for their brutally honest and emotional storytelling and lyricism combined with one of the most energetic live shows you can find, Trophy Eyes is set to take over.

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AMNPLIFY – DB