THE MADDEN BROTHERS DEBUT ALBUM, ‘GREETINGS FROM CALIFORNIA’ NOW SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 12
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER FROM TODAY!
PERFORMING ON THE VOICE & NRL STATE OF ORIGIN GAME III
NEW VIDEO FOR GOLD SINGLE “WE ARE DONE”
The Madden Brothers, Joel and Benji Madden have made their debut album, Greetings From California, available for pre order here today. Those who pre-order the album on iTunes receive two tracks instantly : “California Rain” and the current smash single “We Are Done.” Originally scheduled for October, the album release date has been brought forward to September 12 due to the fantastic response here, the US and abroad to the first single!
“We Are Done,” the band’s soulful, ’60s-inspired tune written with highly acclaimed producer Eric Valentine and the group’s first official single, is already a Top 5 single in Australia and has just been certified Gold with no signs of slowing down. The band will perform the song live next week on bothThe Voice Australia Monday July 7and NRL State Of Origin Game III Wednesday July 9.
The song’s official music video premiered on VEVO this week and can be seen by clicking on the below:
Having already earned a place in history with Good Charlotte’s radio-ready pop-punk sound captured on such albums as their 3x US platinum (2 x Platinum in Australia) breakthrough The Young and the Hopeless and over 10 million combined sales from their 5 albums sold worldwide, Joel and Benji were eager to flex their creative muscles with an entirely new project. “The idea was to not hide behind a band name or a genre, but rather to write some songs, and find someone to record them and help us deliver the truest picture of who we are musically,” Benji says.
The result is Greetings From California…, which showcases the Maddens’ killer knack for melody, radiant sibling harmonies, and heartfelt story-telling.
The album is split into two “sides,” the first filled with upbeat, sunny pop-rock produced by their long-time collaborator Eric Valentine, who also produced The Young and the Hopeless and 2004’s The Chronicles of Life and Death and has also worked with Queens of the Stone Age, Taking Back Sunday, Third Eye Blind and countless others. It features the lyrically unapologetic “We Are Done,”which Benji says is an anthem about standing up for yourself. “It’s for anyone who’s feeling unappreciated or abused, or is suffering in any way,” he says. “We want to inspire people to speak up.”
Side Two is an earthy blend of folk, Southern rock, and ’70s-era FM pop produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli, known for his work with The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Shinsand many others. Its centerpiece is “California Rain,” which tells the story of the Maryland-born brothers’ journey from East Coast to West Coast. It was also the first song they wrote back in 2012, during an inspiring visit with their friend Pharrell Williams, who encouraged them to follow their muse.“We went to see him in Miami and Benji brought an acoustic guitar,” Joel recalls. “We wrote the song together that night. It felt like a repeat of us leaving home at 18 for California with just an acoustic guitar. All these years later, it all comes down to an acoustic guitar.”
Greetings From California will be released in Australian on September 12.
Greetings From California track listing:
Dear Jane Intro
Dear Jane
Brixton
Out of My Mind
We Are Done
U R
Jealousy
Love Pretenders
California Rain Intro
California Rain
Brother
Bad
Good Gracious Abbey
Suddenly
Empty Spirits
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