ALT/INDIE ROCK GROUP
FINISH TICKET
SHARE LYRIC VIDEO FOR NEW TRACK
“FLOAT AWAY”
OUT TODAY, JUNE 28
SOPHOMORE ALBUM
‘ECHO AFTERNOON’
DUE SEPTEMBER 6 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC
PRE-ORDER HERE
FINISH TICKET
l-r: Ryan Blair (bass), Alex DiDonato (guitar), Brendan Hoye (vocals), Gabe Stein (drums)
Photo Credit: Brit O’Brien
Bay Area staple alt rock group FINISH TICKET share their alluring new track “Float Away” today, Friday, June 28, across digital platforms. With a strong rhythmic pulse, trebly guitar lines, dreamy synths, and an irresistible melody, it’s featured on their much-anticipated sophomore album ECHO AFTERNOON (due September 6 via Better Noise Music).
“Float Away” was written by vocalist Brendan Hoye during a period of writer’s block he experienced during the COVID pandemic. “With life on pause around the world, it felt impossible to draw inspiration from anything,” shares Hoye. “oyHNothing was thrilling during lockdown, but everyone was searching for hobbies, watching tv shows, and making bread. I thought about how these were fun distractions, but I never felt like I was escaping the mundaneness of my reality. I thought harder about what had recently been providing me with that escape and decided I would write the most embarrassing song I’d ever written, but that it would never see the light of day.”
“Fast forward a few months and I showed the band the song thinking it would be a good laugh,” Hoye recalls. “Unfortunately, to my horror, they loved it and insisted it be on the record. It’s a song that saved me as a writer, a song that makes me cringe when I remember that my grandma listens to my music, a song that feels right at home in our live show, and a song about giving.”
Stream “Float Away” now at https://finishticket.ffm.
WATCH VIDEO HERE
Co-produced by FINISH TICKET, Jim Kaufman (Danny Worsnop, Helmet, Atlas Genius), and Michael Coleman (Chappel Roan, Sure Sure, Em Beihold), ECHO AFTERNOON’s 12 tracks show the band at their most vulnerable as they narrate the struggles and anxiety of being stuck in limbo while trying to find an escape to a brighter future. The album is an emotional roller coaster allowing listeners who’ve faced the uncertainty in their own lives to relate and to look forward to a brighter future. Pre-order ECHO AFTERNOON on cd, vinyl and/or digital LP now at https://finishticket.ffm.
FINISH TICKET have toured alongside the likes of Twenty One Pilots, Ed Sheeran, Fall Out Boy, AWOLNATION, and The Beaches. They’ve also made key festival appearances including Bonnaroo, Life Is Beautiful, Outside Lands, and Lollapalooza.
Catch them on the road this summer with indie rockers Nico Vega across North America from July 22 to August 2. Tickets are available now HERE. Dates as follows:
7/22 Detroit, MI – The Shelter
7/23 Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
7/25 Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
7/26 New York, NY – Racket
7/28 Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
7/30 Washington, DC – The Atlantis
8/1 Nashville, TN – The Basement East
8/2 Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
FINISH TICKET – Echo Afternoon
ABOUT FINISH TICKET:
FINISH TICKET have taken fans, and themselves, on a rollercoaster ride throughout their career with a whirlwind of highs and lows. After creating a wave with sold-out shows across the Bay Area and their debut album Tears You Apart, they were picked up by Atlantic Records who released their EP When Night Becomes Day. They made their debut late-night TV performance on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.” In 2019, FINISH TICKET self-released their hit track “Dream Song,” which garnered over 4.1 million streams and saw the band embark on a successful headlining tour, selling out multiple venues across the country. Then COVID hit in 2020 and put everything to a halt.
After spending the past three years writing and recording their second full-length album, Echo Afternoon, FINISH TICKET signed a record deal with Better Noise Music and released the record’s first track “Changing” in July 2023. This was supported by a U.S. run with The Beaches followed by a summer long tour which included a performance at Lollapalooza (alongside headlining acts Billie Eilish and Karol G) and Arizona’s Innings Fest.
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