AWOLNATION — aka Aaron Bruno — has announced a new album titled The Phantom Five. Ahead of its August 30th release comes the single and video “Jump Sit Stand March” featuring Dead Sara singer Emily Armstrong.
The song “Jump Sit Stand March” finds Bruno and Armstrong trading verses, with Armstrong in full scream mode — a sharp contrast to the tune’s melodic chorus. An accompanying music video depicts the two singers in a diner, as they end up slow-dancing on top of the counter.
“We’ve played a few shows with Dead Sara over the years and I’ve always been a fan of Emily’s voice,” stated Bruno in a press release. “She is a vocal superstar. She ripped it on this track, and it’s really fun to have the male and female vocals together, especially in the chorus where the textures are so nice.”
He added, “The song is about overstimulation and being frustrated with having to please everybody’s virtues all at the same time. There’s a lot of pressure to think a certain way. It’s the opposite of a protest song; it’s actually pointing out that just because everybody’s telling you need to do something, it doesn’t mean you do. Like C.S. Lewis said, ‘When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.’ I know I’m not alone on that.”
Armstrong weighed in, “Aaron and I have known each other since the days of Warped Tour and have worked together before but this is finally the first release together. The making of this song was truthfully all him and when I first heard it, I instantly knew I wanted to be a part of it. I have to say this is a special track and I’m beyond stoked at how it turned out.”
AWOLNATION will be the special guests on 311’s upcoming summer US tour (pick up tickets here). The outing kicks off July 20th in Cincinnati.
Check out the video for “Jump Sit Stand March” and see the album artwork and tracklist for The Phantom Five below.
The Phantom Five Artwork:
The Phantom Five Tracklist:
01. Jump Sit Stand March (feat. Emily Armstrong)
02. Party People
03. Panoramic View
04. I Am Happy (feat. Del the Funky Homosapian)
05. Barbarian
06. Bang Your Head
07. City of Nowhere
08. A Letter To No One
09. When I Was Young
10. Outta Here