Dirty Heads Spread the Sound of Change

TWEET IT: @DirtyHeads hit the road w/@pepperlive and @theaermusic - launch album pre-sale 5/7 http://smarturl.it/DHSoundofChange  #SoundOfChange

New York, NY – Dirty Heads are hitting the road in support of their upcoming album, Sound Of Change, starting on July 16th in Minneapolis, MN with Pepper and Aer.  Tickets for this outing go on sale Friday, 5/9 (with a ticket pre-sale beginning on 5/7) – in tandem with the launch of the album’s pre-sale on 5/7.  When you pre-order Sound Of Change at a digital retailer, (at http://smarturl.it/DHSoundofChange) you will instantly get the debut single, “My Sweet Summer” (which can be heard at http://youtu.be/vG-gj__M4xQ) and later receive two additional tracks (the title track and “End of the World”) to tide you over until the album’s 7/8 release.

The band is excited about all they have going on, saying “We are happy to announce our biggest summer tour yet along side two amazing bands that we know will make for an unforgettable show. This July is such an insane and exciting time for us, not only are we going out and playing stages we could have only dreamed of playing on. We are releasing our new album SOUND OF CHANGE. You can bet your ass we are playing mad new music and have set up a much more involved, bigger and more insane show!! Love see you all there !!!!!”

The aptly titled Sound of Change, due out July 8th on Five Seven Music, is just what it says it is: the band has expanded their sound with tracks varying from club bangers to rap tracks and even to a pop song, all while maintaining their reggae-rock feel good vibe.  For Sound of Change, the band tapped into some of the best producers around to contribute to the album.  Grammy award winning producer Supa Dups (Drake, Bruno Mars, Eminem) worked on “Medusa” and “Radio,” Buddah Shampoo (Ty Dolla $ign) co-produced “Silence,” Niles (of hip hop duo, The Cataracs) produced “My Sweet Summer,” Dave Bassett (Fitz & The Tantrums, Josh Groban) co-produced “Hear You Coming,” LD (aka LDontheCut) co-produced “Franco Eyed” and long-time friend and collaborator, Rome (Sublime with Rome) produced the remaining tracks.  The album also features guest vocals by B Real of legendary hip-hop group Cypress Hill on “Franco Eyed,” Tech N9ne (collaborated with Kendrick Lamar and B.o.B.) on “Burn Slow” and Ward 21 (collaborated with Major Lazer, 311) on “Medusa.”
 
Formed in 2003 out of Huntington Beach, CA, Dirty Heads released their debut album, Any Port In A Storm in September of 2008, which features the RIAA certified gold track “Lay Me Down,” a song that spent eleven weeks at #1 on the Billboard alternative chart, more than any single that year by any other artist. Rolling Stone touted the ‘Heads as one of the year’s best new bands and they were among the first bands featured on YouTube's Raw Session.  The band followed with their sophomore effort, Cabin By The Sea, which saw three hit singles “Spread Too Thin,” “Dance All Night,” as well as the album’s title track “Cabin By The Sea.”  The album featured a number of special guests including Matisyahu, KyMani Marley, and Del the Funky Homosapien; debuted on the Billboard Top 20 and peaking at #8 on iTunes overall music chart, #4 on iTunes Alternative chart and #3 on iTunes Independent chart.  In addition to the immense fan devotion, press quickly fell in love with the album with Huffington Post declaring, “Summer…officially has its soundtrack.” The band quickly followed up with their first ever fully acoustic album titled Home – Phantoms of Summer: The Acoustic Sessions, which debuted Top 5 on the iTunes charts in the fall of 2013.
 

TOUR DATES:  *dates without Aer

Wednesday, July 16* Minneapolis MN- Cabooze

Thursday, July 17 Milwaukee WI - The Rave

Friday, July 18 Chicago IL- Concord Music Hall

Saturday, July 19 Detroit MI -The Fillmore Detroit

Monday, July 21* Portland ME The State Theatre

Tuesday, July 22 Philadelphia PA River Stage @ Penn's Landing

Wednesday, July 23 Boston MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion

Thursday, July 24 Huntington NY The Paramount

Friday, July 25* Montclair NJ The Wellmont Theater

Saturday, July 26* Asbury Park NJ The Stone Pony Summer Stage

Sunday, July 27 Baltimore MD Pier Six

Tuesday, July 29 Charlotte NC The Fillmore

Wednesday, July 30 Myrtle Beach SC House of Blues

Thursday, July 31 Lake Buena Vista FL House of Blues

Friday, August 1 Saint Petersburg FL Jannus Live

Saturday, August 2 St. Augustine FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Monday, August 4 Austin TX Stubbs Waller Creek

Tuesday, August 5 Dallas TX South Side Ballroom

Thursday, August 7 Tempe AZ The Marquee

Friday, August 8* Las Vegas NV The Beach at Mandalay Bay

Saturday, August 9 San Diego CA RIMAC Arena

Sunday, August 10 Paso Robles CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre

Monday, August 11 Reno NV Grand Sierra Resort

Wednesday, August 13 Morrison CO Red Rocks Amphitheater

Friday, August 15 Salt Lake City UT USANA Amphitheater w/ 311

Saturday, August 16 Garden City ID Revolution Center

Sunday, August 17* Redmond WA Marymoor Park

Monday, August 18* Portland OR Roseland Theatre

Tuesday, August 19* San Francisco CA Warfield Theater