Anthony Raneri, the revered vocalist and guitarist for influential punk band Bayside, has announced today that he has signed a deal with Hopeless Records and will be releasing his second solo record, Sorry State Of Mind, on June 30th. Pre-orders for the new album are available now at anthonyraneri.com and iTunes (smarturl.it/sorrystateofmind)
In concurrence with the announcement Raneri has partnered with Billboard.com to premiere the record’s first new track called“Gone” today. Stream it now at http://bit.ly/1GVa6a7.
Raneri made his debut as a solo singer-songwriter with 2012’s critically praised solo EP, New Cathedrals, which exhibited his gifted songwriting abilities and versatility as an artist. Now, three years later he has returned with a soulful new record that blurs the lines between pop, rock and country and pushes his creative prowess further than ever before.
“When I first started releasing solo music with New Cathedrals, I told myself that there weren’t any ground rules or boundaries in what I made and Sorry State of Mind takes that even further,” says Raneri. “If I’m writing a song and it’s taking a country turn, I go with it. If I feel like experimenting with electronic music, I do.”
Sorry State Of Mind is an eclectic collection of six diverse songs that could easily appear on different albums. From the jazzy soul-stirring crooner “Smithereens” to the electro-acoustic, pop-infused jam “Gone,” Raneri’s melting pot of music has something for everyone.
“I have always felt that a good song is a good song whether it’s dressed up like a country song, punk rock song or show tune,” adds Raneri. “That’s what I’ve done with Bayside for years. Take different styles of music and dress them up as punk rock. A lot of Bayside songs started out sounding more like show tunes and folk songs and we put a different spin on them. With the solo music, I let the songs stay where they originate.”
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