November 19th, 2019 – Singapore – Today, Super Whatevr officially announces details for their upcoming new album ‘don’t you wanna be glad?’, which will be released on February 7, 2020 through Hopeless Records. The band has also released a new song and music video for “yours truly”.
Fans can listen to it now via the Hopeless Records YouTube channel: smarturl.it/yourstrulyvideo. The song follows the release of “better.” and “i wanna be cool. (feat. Lost Boy)”.
“‘yours truly.’ is about my personal pursuit of happiness,” lead vocalist Skyler McKee said. “I am singing to myself, like hey Sky, you literally pushed out bad relationships and are slowly forgetting the past trauma, why are you still not happy? I learned that there is more to emotional growth than just cutting off toxic people, it takes healing those wounds in order to be genuinely glad.”
“I used to have to say I was happy,” admits McKee. “But now I actually am.”
It’s taken the Orange County-based songwriter a long time to get to this place. When his parents’ marriage unraveled, the cascading effects permeated virtually every piece of McKee’s psyche, resulting in one of the darkest periods of his life. At times, the personal and spiritual growth ultimately found on Super Whatevr’s sophomore LP ‘don’t you wanna be glad?’ seemed completely out of reach.
Produced by Courtney Ballard (Good Charlotte, Waterparks), the 12-song album follows the band’s 2017’s ‘Good Luck’ EP and 2018’s ‘Never Nothing’ in both in time and theme. Composed as a linear narrative tracing McKee’s path from unrest to inner peace, ‘don’t you wanna be glad?’ calls back lyrical elements from Super Whatevr’s previous albums to create as cohesive and deeply personal record as the duo – McKee and drummer Chase Vernon – have ever made. “This album is about the pursuit of joy,” McKee adds. “I had to spend time deconstructing what it is that makes me glad.”
‘ don’t you wanna be glad?’ Track Listing:
1. better.
2. yours truly.
3. so am i.
4. sober.
5. i wanna be cool. (feat. Lost Boy)
6. unhealthy.
7. eternity complex.
8. life (i want u).
9. everything’s new, everything hurts.
10. wesleepwedream.
11. holy anxious.
12. melancholyism.
When pre-ordered digitally fans will receive an instant grat download of “yours truly.”, “I wanna be cool. (Feat. Lost Boy)”, and “better.”. They will also get a digital download one week before release. Pre-order ‘don’t you wanna be glad?’ here: smarturl.it/dontyouwannabeglad
Super Whatevr originally began as a vehicle for lead vocalist and guitarist Skyler McKee’s poetry. He started studying the craft of songwriting with the help of a friend and penning songs of his own. While the songs come from a dark place, they’re a reflection of a glimmer of hope amidst life’s struggles.
