THE WRECKS Introduce ‘SONDER (Deluxe)’ With Turbulent Alt Pop Single “Things You Make Me Do”
“Made up of a handful of love and loss scores, this LP crosses genres in an inaugural way for The Wrecks’ catalogue. From their previously cemented alt-rock sound on tracks like ‘Dystopia’ and ‘Don’t Be Scared’ to a pop-punk twist on the title track, ‘Sonder’ and ‘I Love This Part,’ Sonder is a perfect display of a band honing in on their matured sound.” – Setlist.fm
“The Wrecks’ mix of ‘don’t quit’ and ‘who cares’ mentality seems to be setting them on the right track.” – Billboard
“While embracing the spirit of creative experimentation, the band’s growth is evident in this long-awaited, genre-bending eleven-track record.” – Ones To Watch
“This is alt-rock on fire. Burn, babies, burn.” – idobi
“Catchy, boisterous, clever.” – Buzzbands.LA
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THE WRECKS
Introduce SONDER (Deluxe) out October 28
with Turbulent Alt Pop Single “Things You Make Me Do“
Video Out In October
Back And Better Than Ever Tour Starts October 11
Photo Credit: Natalie Hewitt
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA) — “I wrote this album because I had to,” says The Wrecks’ vocalist/producer Nick Anderson on the making of Sonder, the band’s critically-hailed June 2022 sophomore album which will get a Deluxe Edition arriving on October 28, 2022 via Big Noise. In honor of this announcement, the band has released the blustering alt pop single “Things You Make Me Do,” about being in an inescapable one-way relationship. “I was processing a breakup slowly and poorly, and for a while there, the breakup was winning,” Anderson continues. “There was a point when making the album, though, he says the tables turned and the breakup became the inspiration for his creativity to return and make this album that he’s really proud of.
Sonder (Deluxe) collects not only their distinctive witty, frantic genre-bending tracks that made the original album land on Spotify’s Top 10 U.S. Album Charts release week (“Sonder,” “I Love This Part,” “Lone Survivor,” and “Where Are You Now” featuring girlhouse), but also adds bonus content with acoustic and remixed versions of original Sonder songs like “Sonder (Acoustic),” “Normal (Acoustic),” “Lone Survivor (Molly Otto Remix),” “Dystopia (Molly Otto Remix),” as well as a handful of B-Sides.
Highlighting the band’s elevated and triumphal alt-rock, Sonder saw Anderson experimenting with minor keys and calculated lyrics which “opened up [their] writing process. I’d say our lyrics have always been honest and vulnerable, and not only was I able to depend on that narrative compass once again, but I found it taking me to a whole new place this time creatively,” he explains. “Making this album was a very difficult, sleepless journey that took a lot out of me, but each day and night throughout that process, I could see the light at the end of the tunnel,” he exclaims. “But I knew I was onto something; I hadn’t felt this excited or optimistic about releasing a body of work in my entire career.”
Sonder (Deluxe) will be available right as the band are in the midst of their Back And Better Than Ever Tour featuring support from CARR and Arlie. The Back And Better Than Ever Tour follows the band’s wildly successful, 90% sold out, June/July leg and it kicks off with a performance at Sonoma Harvest Festival in Sonoma, CA on October 9 before concluding on November 19 at Majestic Theater in Ventura, CA. In-between, the band will hit cities such as Las Vegas, Detroit, Baltimore, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, San Diego, and more. Tickets and VIP can be found at WeAreTheWrecks.com
The Wrecks – Back And Better Than Ever Tour Part 2
with CARR (10.11 – 10.25) and Arlie (10.27 – 11.19)
10.9 – Sonoma, CA – Sonoma Harvest Festival
10.11 – Reno, NV – Cargo
10.13 – Las Vegas, NV – 24 Oxford
10.15 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
10.16 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater
10.18 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
10.19 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
10.21 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theater
10.22 – Palatine, IL – Dirty Nellie’s
10.23 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews
10.25 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues
10.27 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
10.28 – Providence, RI – Fete Ballroom
10.29 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
10.30 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
11.1 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle
11.2 – Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club
11.4 – Miami, FL – Miami Beach Bandshell
11.5 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz
11.6 – Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Music Hall
11.8 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
11.10 – New Orleans, LA – The Parish @ House Of Blues
11.11 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
11.12 – San Antonio, TX – Rock Box
11.13 – Fort Worth, TX – Tanahill’s
11.16 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
11.17 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
11.18 – Pomona, CA – The Glasshouse
11.19 – Ventura, CA – Majestic Theater
The Wrecks begun as vocalist/producer Nick Anderson’s sole endeavor and has since been rounded out by Aaron Kelley (bass), Nick “Schmizz” Schmidt (guitar) and Billy Nally (drums). Sonder follows the release of the band’s 2016 debut EP We Are The Wrecks(their first single “Favorite Liar” currently has 42 million+ streams on Spotify), their 2018 Panic Vertigo EP, their 2020 Static EP as well as their 2020 debut LP Infinitely Ordinary (58 million+ streams on Spotify).
The Wrecks continue to rack up the massive fan base that has already given their top five singles on Spotify over 80 million listens. Poised for a wide-open road ahead of them, Nick Anderson and The Wrecks continue to charge into the limelight. Not too shabby for a kid from Wellsville, just two hours south of nowhere.
The Wrecks‘ “Things You Make Me Do” is out today. Sonder (Deluxe) will be released on October 28. 2022 via Big Noise. Tickets for The Wrecks‘ upcoming Back And Better Than Tour can be found at WeAreTheWrecks.com. The Wrecks’ sophomore album Sonder is out now via Big Noise.
The Wrecks Sonder (Deluxe)
Tracklist
1. Sonder
2. I Love This Part
3. Where Are You Now (feat. girlhouse)
4. Don’t Be Scared
5. Unholy
6. Dystopia
7. Unrequited
8. No Place I’d Rather Be
9. Ugly Side
10. Normal
11. Lone Survivor
12. Things You Make Me Do
13. Normal (Acoustic)
14. Wish I Never Met You
15. Dystopia (Molly Otto Remix)
16. Soapbox
17. Lone Survivor (Molly Otto Remix)
18. Sonder (Acoustic)
