Lifehouse will release their new album "Who We Are" on June 26, and according to singer Jason Wade, it will find the band playing "up-tempo rock music".
"I wanted to get back to our roots and make a rock record again," group leader Jason Wade according to Billboard.com. "I feel like our (self-titled) last record, leading off with 'You and Me,' the ballad, it kinda softened us up a little bit. I think people forget that we started off as an alternative band, then we kinda got immersed in that Adult Top 40 and Top 40 world. This time it was really refreshing just to plug our guitars back in and crank it up and play some uptempo rock music."
While writing and recording "Who We Are," Lifehouse wound up with 16 songs, according to Wade, 12 of which are expected to make the final album. Radio has just received the initial single, "First Time," which Wade says "has that summertime, young love feel to it. I'm not really surprised they ended up picking it for the first single, since we're coming out in summer."
Listen: "First Time" by Lifehouse
While some new songs hew towards the dark, emotional lyricism of 2005's "Lifehouse," Wade says the general tone of the album is "a little more lighthearted."
"I sometimes have a tendency to get too deep and overthink things a little bit," he explains. "This whole process has been more about, 'Let's just create the song and not really overthink it.' I've been in a positive frame of mind lately, so I wanted this record to be a little more upbeat or uptempo or whatever, and I think you can definitely feel that here."
To promote the new album, Lifehouse will embark on a summer tour with the Goo Goo Dolls, dates listed below:
Jun 15 2007 8:00P Dodge Theatre Pheonix, Arizona
Jun 16 2007 8:00P Pearl Theatre @ The Palms Las Vegas, Nevada
Jun 17 2007 8:00P The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, California
Jun 19 2007 8:00P Greek Theatre Los Angeles, California
Jun 22 2007 8:00P Greek Theatre Berkeley, California
Jun 23 2007 8:00P Viejas Concerts In the Park San Diego, California
Jun 25 2007 8:00P Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, California
Jun 27 2007 8:00P Red Rocks Amphitheatre Denver, Colorado
Jun 29 2007 8:00P Heritage Park Muskegon, Michigan
Jun 30 2007 8:00P Summerfest Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jul 02 2007 8:00P Starlight Theatre Kansas City, Missouri
Jul 03 2007 8:00P Riverfest St Louis, Missouri
Jul 15 2007 8:00P Walnut Creek Amphitheatre Raleigh, North Carolina
Jul 16 2007 8:00P The Pier Baltimore, Maryland
Jul 18 2007 8:00P Mt. Laurel Center Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Jul 20 2007 8:00P PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, New Jersey
Jul 21 2007 8:00P Jones Beach Wantagh, New York
Jul 22 2007 8:00P Tweeter Center Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 24 2007 8:00P Saratoga Performing Arts Saratoga, New York
Jul 25 2007 8:00P Mohegan Sun Hartford, Connecticut
Jul 27 2007 8:00P Borgata Atlantic City, New Jersey
Jul 28 2007 8:00P Darien Lakes Buffalo, New York
Jul 29 2007 8:00P Sandcastle Amphitheatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jul 31 2007 8:00P Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 01 2007 8:00P Pensacola Civic Center Pensacola, Florida
Aug 03 2007 8:00P Sound Advice Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, Florida
Aug 04 2007 8:00P Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, Florida
Aug 23 2007 8:00P Charter One Pavilion Chicago, Illinois
Aug 24 2007 8:00P Minnesota State Fair Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 26 2007 8:00P Freedom Hill Detroit, Michigan
Aug 28 2007 8:00P Tower City Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 29 2007 8:00P Lifestyle Community Pavilion Columbus, Ohio
Aug 31 2007 8:00P Smirnoff Music Center Dallas, Texas
Sep 01 2007 8:00P The Backyard Austin, Texas
