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Free Throw announce new album Lessons That We Swear to Keep, share "Spacer's Choice"

Free Throw have announced a new album, Lessons That We Swear to Keep, due Oct. 13 via Wax Bodega. It’s their first with drummer Zach Hall since their 2014 debut album, Those Days Are Gone, and it has guest vocals by Tades Sanville of Hot Mulligan (on opening track “A Part Is Better Than Zero”). Their first single “Spacer’s Choice” is out now, with a Michael Herrick-directed video.

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“‘Spacer’s Choice’ is one of those songs that seems really fun melodically with a really dark meaning,” vocalist Cory Castro says. “The song is about how the issues I’ve touched on over the years aren’t just “solvable” problems. They tend to persist and rear their ugly head all of the time. Being in a band that has lasted over a decade and that has developed a pretty large catalog of music, I find myself writing about the same things a lot because they are my real issues. This has led to criticism in the past, which is fine. It doesn’t bother me. This song is my response to that and served as a fun and ‘meta’ scenario to express that feeling. I know I write about a lot of the same issues, but hey, those problems don’t just go away. Lyrics and music are my outlet.”

Free Throw are also gearing up for a tour with Prince Daddy & the Hyena and Charmer, plus Saturdays At Your Place on leg one and Blvck Hippie on leg two. See all dates below.

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Lessons That We Swear to Keep tracklist
1. A Part is Better Than Zero (feat. Tades Sanville of Hot Mulligan)
2. Spacer’s Choice
3. Replacing Leene’s Bell
4. The Museum of Orphaned Concepts
5. So Yeah, So
6. Thanks For Asking
7. Into the Wind Stream
8. Joy Ephemeral
9. Cinnabar Island
10. Tips For Safe Travels
11. What Comes Around Is All Around

Free Throw tour dates
September 17 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
September 19 – Cincinnati, Oh – Legends Bar & Venue
September 20 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
September 21 – Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest Pre-Party

w/ Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Charmer, saturdays at your place / Blvck Hippie:

Oct 27 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
Oct 28 – Orlando, FL – Level 13 Event Center
Oct 29 – Gainesville, FL – THE FEST
Oct 30 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
Nov 1 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Nov 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
Nov 3 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
Nov 4 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
Nov 5 – Boston, MA – Royale
Nov 7 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
Nov 9 – Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224
Nov 10 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner
Nov 11 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
Nov 12 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre
Nov 14 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
Nov 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
Nov 17 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
Nov 18 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
Nov 20 – San Francisco, CA – August Hall
Nov 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
Nov 22 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
Nov 24 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
Nov 25 – Dallas, TX – Trees
Nov 26 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
Nov 28 – Kansas City, MO – Recordbar
Nov 29 – Springfield, MO – The Riff
Nov 30 – Memphis, TN – Black Lodge
Dec 1 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
Dec 2 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East

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