The All-American Rejects Announce New Single and Tour Dates
January 5, 2012 by Editor
Filed under Music News
DGC/Interscope recording artists THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS will kick off 2012 with the release of “Beekeeper’s Daughter.” Written by Rejects’ lead singer, lyricist, and bassist Tyson Ritter and guitarist Nick Wheeler, the potent pop-rock “Beekeeper’s Daughter,” available digitally on January 24th, captures a tumultuous time while Ritter was living in Los Angeles after wrapping two years of touring behind the band’s 2008 album When The World Comes Down.
“’Beekeeper’s Daughter’ is a story about a guy who thinks he can get away with anything and always have a girl there waiting for him,” Ritter says. “He never backs down from that opinion. At the end of it, he’s even stronger and more snide and thinks he’s invincible no matter what. He’s an asshole, but at that point in my life, I was kind of an asshole. As we were making Kids in the Street, I went from that to being a completely humbled guy who’s looking at his reflection saying, ‘Wow, what have I done?’ It may make me not seem very likeable, but it was important that I be truthful and really open up on this album about what I’ve been through.’”
“Beekeeper’s Daughter,” along with the rest of the tracks on Kids In The Street, was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Greg Wells, who is known for his work with Adele, Katy Perry, and OneRepublic, among many others. “Greg was the first producer we’ve worked with who really spoke my language, which translated into the sound of the album,” Ritter says. “If you really want to know what Kids In The Street sounds like, it sounds like The All-American Rejects finally got their shit together and wrote a record that was going to keep them around.”
More information about Kids In The Street will be announced in the coming months. Until then, stay tuned to www.allamericanrejects.com.
Check out The All-American Rejects on the road:
1/18- San Luis Obispo- SLO
1/19- Reno, NV- The Alley
1/21- Portland, OR- Hawthorne Theatre
1/23- Spokane, WA- A Club
1/24- Boise, ID- The Venue
1/25- Park City, UT- Sundance event
1/27- Aspen, CO- Belly Up
1/28- Colorado Springs, CO- The Black Sheep
1/30- Wichita, KS- The Scene-ary
2/4- Ft. Wayne, IN- Pieres
2/6- Nashville, TN- TBD
2/7- Columbia, MO- The Blue Note
2/10- Phoenix, AZ- ASU Campus
