Taking Back Sunday will be re-releasing ‘Happiness Is’ as a collectors vinyl box-set, complete with the original release along with rare and unreleased tracks from the recording session. The box-set, available through Hopeless Records, will contain eight 7″ vinyl records and a collectible art card signed by the band.
“There was something real sentimental and warm feeling about the acoustic demo version of ‘Like You Do,'” vocalist Adam Lazzara explains. “Ed (Reyes) and I were staying in the saddest hotel in all of Long Island while the band was writing what would later become most of ‘Happiness Is’. This place was as close to one of those 1970s New York City hotels as I had seen in the movies and on the news growing up as you could get, the only exception being that it was on Long Island. Motel style, with ladies of the night, yelling at all hours, the works. It was the worst. I was missing home something awful and it was the worst it had been. That’s where ‘Like You Do’ happened. In that smoky room, at that seedy hotel. I played it back on my voice recorder and it took me someplace else. I think we came pretty close to that feeling with this recording. At first we even talked about just leaving it as an acoustic song. Now we have both.”
To coincide with the announcement, Taking Back Sunday have released the official video for ‘All The Way’, featuring footage from recent live performances. Fans can experience their performance in person when they hit the UK alongside Marmozets and Blitz Kids next month.
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07 PORSTMOUTH Pyramids
08 BRISTOL O2 Academy
09 LONDON Roundhouse
11 BIRMINGHAM Institute
12 MANCHESTER Ritz
13 GLSAGOW O2 ABC
14 OXFORD O2 Academy