Pop/rock three-piece Waterparks are excited to share that their much-anticipated fifth full-length studio album INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY will be released Friday, April 14, 2023 on Fueled By Ramen.
In celebration of the announcement, the band have also unveiled “REAL SUPER DARK,” the fourth-released single from the LP. The fiery, experimental song showcases a heavier side of the group, while infusing elements of pop, punk, and rock into their signature genre-bending sound. Ahead of the official release, Waterparks also played “REAL SUPER DARK” during their 2022 tour dates to enthusiastic reactions from fans. The track is an exciting at hint at much more to come from the full-length effort.
In a recent exclusive interview with Kerrang!, frontman Awsten Knight revealed about the forthcoming record, “I think that it does everything that Waterparks does best, and it expands. There are pieces that feel like they could have been on any other albums, but then there’s elements of it that full-on expand past anywhere we’ve been before. I think there’s a perfect balance between the poetry that you’d find on [2018 album] Entertainment versus the blunt crazy shit that you’d find on FANDOM. It’s a perfect melding of all of it.”
To preview the new project, Waterparks unveiled a string of high-energy tracks in 2022 in the midst of various global tour dates, including a U.S. cross-country run on the Nothing Matters Tour with recent collaborator blackbear. In October, the band shared the incendiary “FUCK ABOUT IT” (feat. blackbear), following the confessional, diaristic “SELF-SABOTAGE,” which was given a fresh take with a collaboration featuring Good Charlotte. “SELF-SABOTAGE” debuted after Waterparks’ debut single with Fueled by Ramen “FUNERAL GREY,” marking the trio entering their newest era – stepping into an elevated sound and enhanced aesthetic that builds upon their half a billion career streams and highly-engaged, global fanbase. Their last album Greatest Hits also earned the no. 5 spot on the Billboard Rock and Alternative chart.
‘INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY’ TRACKLISTING:
1. ST*RFUCKER
2. REAL SUPER DARK
3. FUNERAL GREY
4. BRAINWASHED
5. 2 BEST FRIENDS
6. END OF THE WATER (FEEL)
7. SELF-SABOTAGE
8. RITUAL
9. FUCK ABOUT IT (FT. BLACKBEAR)
10. CLOSER
11. A NIGHT OUT ON EARTH
UPCOMING UK TOUR DATES:
(w/ YOU ME AT SIX)
FEBRUARY
01 PLYMOUTH Pavilions
03 GLASGOW Barrowland
04 GLASGOW Barrowland
06 MANCHESTER O2 Victoria Warehouse
07 NEWCASTLE O2 City Hall
09 NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena
10 CARDIFF International Arena
11 LONDON Alexandra Palace
In addition to the You Me At Six dates, the band will be doing some special acoustic out-stores with UK indie stores next month, fans can access tickets by pre-ordering a CD or vinyl of INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY https://waterparks.lnk.to/AcousticUKShows
FEBRUARY
02 BRISTOL The Fleece
05 LEEDS The Key Club
08 PRESTON The Blitz
