Nashville-based trio, The Band CAMINO have announced their surprise new Bruises EP, arriving this Friday, May 17 via Elektra. The band exclusively broke the news to Billboard who first reported the new project.
Commenting on the forthcoming EP, The Band CAMINO explained, “Fresh starts are hard to come by when you’ve been a band for 9 years and almost all of your 20’s, but this release truly feels like one. Honestly for a while it felt like we were chasing something. Having a fan base and any amount of success puts this pressure on your art and it’s easy to start chasing and predicting what you think people are going to like. But in this next chapter we’ve decided we aren’t chasing anything at all – just expressing. Making something you connect with is far more fulfilling and the only reason we found our footing as a band in the first place. Just know we feel these songs in our bones and we have a feeling someone out there will too.”
“Making these songs and this EP brought us together in a way we haven’t felt in a long time honestly,” they add. “We took the process back to the place we started as a band and wrote and arranged the songs in a live rehearsal setting to truly create them together with instruments in our hands. Making music in 2024 has mostly turned into sitting in front of a computer, so we really put in effort to make music with no computers in sight until it was time to hit the studio with a fully-fleshed out arrangement. We tracked everything live as a band and left the takes as raw as we could. Our live show has always been what we’re most proud of, so we really just wanted to capture that in these recordings and not over complicate or overproduce anything. A touch more humanness, imperfectly perfect.”
Furthermore, the trio have also announced The Taking Shape Tour, which will see the band headlining shows across the U.S. this summer with direct support from Knox. The dates kick off at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, WA on July 8 and run through early August [tour itinerary below]. Ticket presales begin tomorrow, May 14, with general on-sale starting this Friday, May 17 at 10am local. For presale access, tickets, and more information visit thebandcamino.com/tour.
The band’s forthcoming Bruises EP follows their critically acclaimed sophomore album, The Dark, which received praise from Rolling Stone, Billboard, People and more. Fueled by the band’s infectious, unguarded, guitar-driven sound that first captivated fans on tryhard (which spawned early fan favorites “Daphne Blue” and “See Through”) and their self-titled debut album, The Dark boldly challenges the complexities of life, love and self-discovery, inviting listeners along for the ride. Initially teasing The Dark with singles “Told You So,” “What Am I Missing,” “Last Man In The World” and “See You Later,” the band truly set the stage for the emotionally-charged musical exploration heard across the project’s 11 tracks. While “Afraid of the Dark” encapsulates the core theme in the hook, “You’re the reason I’m afraid of the dark,” the album as a whole takes listeners on the rollercoaster of events that lead to the darkness. From the passionate pursuits for connection on “Novocaine,” “See You Later” and “Last Man In The World,” to the baggage unpacked on “Three Month Hangover”, “It’s You (It’s You),” and “Same Page,” the trio masterfully turn darkness into light by juxtaposing introspective lyricism with intoxicating melodies, pushing the boundaries of their already impressive discography.
The Band CAMINO’s The Taking Shape Tour (dates/venues below):
July 8 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
July 11 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
July 12 – Costa Mesa, CA – Orange County Fair*
July 13 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
July 15 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
July 16 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
July 18 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
July 19 – West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
July 20 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave / Eagles Club
July 22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
July 23 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
July 25 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
July 26 – Fort Wayne, IN – The Clyde Theatre
July 27 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
July 29 – Orlando, FL – The Vanguard
July 31 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
August 3 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte
*Knox not providing support