Shortly thereafter, the Colorado-based band will join Alkaline Trio and Anberlin on the "Pick Up The Phone Tour." Dates for the month-long trek, which aims to raise awareness of suicide prevention and mental health issues, will be announced shortly.
And for the fifth consecutive year, Single File will be going out on the Vans Warped tour.
"Loneliness and distance are probably the two biggest themes of the record," says Anderson, who writes the band's lyrics. "The title Common Struggles says it all - I'm not pretending that any of what I've dealt with is new, it's just the human condition." "It's important to maintain a sense of humor, because if you can't laugh at yourself and at the things that happen to you, you're not really enjoying life to the fullest," adds Depew.
Their collective sense of humor has seen the three friends through a tumultuous decade together. Anderson and Depew started playing music together in junior high, when they rigged up a drum kit out of cardboard boxes, Legos and G.I. Joe parts. Upon meeting Ginsberg in high school, they immediately clicked as a trio but took separate paths after graduation. In time, Anderson - who had moved to North Carolina and was working as an artist at a video game company - began writing songs over the phone with Ginsberg, who was studying jazz at USC in Los Angeles. Collaborating became easier after Activision offered Anderson a job in L.A. and relocated him. The two recorded an EP in Anderson's office after hours and soon Depew joined them in L.A.
The track listing for Common Struggles is as follows:
1. Mannequin Loveseat
2. Don't Hate
3. Girlfriends
4. Airports
5. Pizzagirl
6. Miss Cherry Lipgloss
7. Melody of You
8. Blue Sky Happiness
9. Zombies Ate My Neighbors
10. Dear Meghan
11. Benson Shady Grove
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