With Kellin free from alcohol as of December 2018, he and Fowler holed up at MDDN studio in Los Angeles and got to work. I want to go into a room and write the best record we’ve ever written.’ Both of those things happened within a week.” I woke up, called Jack, and said, ‘Hey, I want to stop drinking. I didn’t know if I even had it in me to write another record or get on stage and perform. Being on the road and touring as much as we did for ‘Gossip’ was really hard on me.
I didn’t know how to turn it around or what to do. For the last few years, I was struggling with alcoholism, depression, and anxiety. “I wasn’t being the leader I had always been. Reaching a fork in the road, the future of the band hung in the balance. In the midst of the tour cycle for “Gossip,” Kellin found himself at rock bottom under a haze of depression and alcoholism. However, everything came to a head during 2017. Additionally, they collaborated with MGK on “Alone” and Pierce the Veil on the gold-certified “King for a Day.” Beyond selling out shows worldwide and receiving acclaim from the New York Times, Alternative Press crowned them Artist of the Year at the Alternative Press Music Awards, proclaimed “Kick Me” the 2015 Song of the Year, and featured them as cover stars a whopping seven times. This high-wire balancing act attracted a faithful fan base known as “Strays,” generated global album sales in excess of 1.5 million, ignited over half-a-billion streams, and achieved a trio of gold-selling singles: “If I’m James Dean, You’re Audrey Hepburn,” “If You Can’t Hang,” and “Scene Two-Roger Rabbit.” They launched two albums – “Feel” and “Madness” – into the Top 15 of the Billboard Top 200. Since emerging in 2010, Sleeping with Sirens have tested the boundaries of rock by walking a tightrope between pop, punk, metal, hardcore, electronic, acoustic, and even a little R&B. The time turned out to be right for them to do so. We wrote one song, liked it, and moved on. “We needed to sit down and write something from our hearts we really love and believe in without regard for opinion. “We needed to get back into a room and not care about the outcome,” Kellin exclaimed. In essence, the band strips itself to the core and uncovers what it sought all along.
By wiping the slate clean and turning the page to the next chapter, Sleeping with Sirens recenter, recalibrate, and realign on their fifth full-length and first album for Sumerian Records, “How It Feels to Be Lost.” The gold-certified quintet – Kellin Quinn (vocals, keyboards), Jack Fowler (lead guitar), Nick Martin (rhythm guitar), Justin Hills (bass), and Gabe Barham (drums) – amplify the impact of their unpredictable fretwork, velvet vocal acrobatics, and hypnotically heavy alternative transmissions without compromise. and will be available at the Sherman Theater box office (524 Main St., Stroudsburg),, and Eventbrite. Tickets, which are $25, go on sale this Wednesday, Feb. with special guests Stray from the Path and Unity-TX.
co-headlining tour – a stop at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. In an announcement today, Florida post-hardcore band Sleeping with Sirens and Australian metalcore outfit The Amity Affliction made a late addition to their U.S. Gossip was released on September 22, 2017, and lastly How It Feels to Be Lost on September 9, 2019.Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Email
Their fourth album, Madness was released on March 13, 2015. Their third album, Feel was released on June 4, 2013. Their second album was released on May 10, 2011. The first album debuted at number 7 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and at number 36 on Top Independent Albums. The band is currently signed to Sumerian Records and has released six full-length albums, With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear, Let's Cheers To This, Feel, Madness, Gossip and How It Feels to Be Lost. Sleeping With Sirens is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, formed in 2009 by members of For All We Know, Broadway and We Are Defiance.