Games We Play is gearing up for his run on the idobi Radio Summer School Tour, kicking off in late June. And to add to the excitement, the artist, aka Emmyn Calleiro, revealed that his new album, I Wish I Never Quit, is set to arrive on September 18 via Nettwerk.
“I Wish I Never Quit is the first album I can say I wrote all the words to. I’ve always been embarrassed about my writing, but I became so detached to this band I’ve been doing my whole life, that I told myself the only way I could make a second album was to write every single word by myself. I’ve never done that, and I’m really proud of it,” Calleiro says of his upcoming record.
He adds, “The entire album is about my life, and how I have a baby girl now, and I still spend all my time pursuing the band I started when I was in high school. My dad was in a band growing up and quit because I was born, so I compare myself to him a lot on this record. I am so happy with every song on this album. This album is who I am. If you know the album, you know me. I hope you like it.”
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Calleiro also revealed his new single, “The Smash,” preceded by “The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done” and “Is This What I’m Made Of.“
The artist says of the new single, “This was the last song I made for this album. I thought I had a near-finished album, and when I started showing it to people, somebody said I should go work with a bunch of producers and writers and keep working, and that I was not done…I was just so frustrated because I loved the album so much that I wrote this song in response to people not liking how I do things. I was literally realizing throughout the song, as I was writing, why I am doing this. The last line of that song is my favorite line I’ve ever written. ‘I’m going to take my time, and hope that I get lucky.’”
You can catch Games We Play on the upcoming idobi Radio Summer School Tour with Chase Petra, South Arcade, Winona Fighter, and headliner Honey Revenge. Check out the dates below and grab tickets here.
Tour Dates:
- June 19—San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
- June 20—Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
- June 21—Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
- June 23—Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
- June 24—Houston, TX @ House of Blues
- June 26—Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
- June 27—Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
- June 28—Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
- June 30—Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
- July 1—New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
- July 4—Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre
- July 5—New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
- July 7—Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues
- July 8—Allentown, PA @ Archer Music Hall
- July 10—McKees Rocks, PA @ The Roxian Theatre
- July 11—Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
- July 12—Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
- July 14—Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
- July 16—Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
- July 17—Minneapolis, MN @ Uptown Theater
- July 19—Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
- July 20—Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
- July 22—Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
- July 23—Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
- July 25-26—Long Beach, CA @ Vans Warped Tour
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