The Graduate will release their new album, Only Every Time, via Razor & Tie on August 31st. The album will be the first since the band signed to Razor & Tie in May 2010.  Only Every Time was recorded in Baltimore where they worked with Brian McTernan, who produced several of the tracks that resulted in The Graduate’s signing to Razor & Tie.

Vocalist Corey Warning expressed his view on the album when he said, “We do see this album as an evolution of sorts.  I think about bands that make the same record over and over again, and it has to be boring for them – and even more for the listener.  We made sure we didn’t do that on this record.” While Only Every Time has the atmospheric feel for which The Graduate is known, it is definitely a different album than anything they have previously recorded.

Produced by Brian McTernan, who has previously worked with artists such as Thrice, Circa Survive, and Cave In, Only Every Time was recorded at McTernan’s Baltimore based studio, Salad Days Studio.  Throughout the recording process, the idea of loneliness and being lost was consistently coming up, which is how the intriguing album artwork came to fruition.  Artists Josh Kenyon and Colby Nichols, known as Jolby, discussed the feelings of being lost with Corey and came up with an icon that they felt represented the overall identity and feel of the album.

The Graduate will hit the road once again this August for a month of dates with The Brighter Lights.  They will then join Ludo, off of Razor & Tie Music Publishing’s roster, for a two month nationwide tour throughout September and October kicking off in Chicago on September 9th and ending in Milwaukee on October 15th.

Tour Dates

Aug 16 – Jermyn, PA – Eleanor Rigby’s *
Aug 17 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s *
Aug 18 – Indianapolis, IN – The Dojo *
Aug 19 – Grand Rapids, MI – Mixtape Cafe *
Aug 20 – Buffalo, NY – Xtreme Wheelz *
Aug 22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Barbary *
Aug 23 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar *
Aug 24 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java *
Aug 26 – Tinley Park, IL – Fiesta *
Aug 27 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Stage Door *
Aug 29 – Ames, IA – Zeke’s *
Sept 9 – Chicago, IL – Metro **
Sept 10 – Cleveland, OH – The Basement **
Sept 11 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop **
Sept 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel **
Sept 14 – New York, NY – Highline Ballroom **
Sept 15 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club **
Sept 16 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club **
Sept 17 – Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero **
Sept 19 – W. Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern **
Sept 20 – Atlanta, GA  – Masquerade **
Sept 21 – Orlando, FL – The Social **
Sept 22 – St. Petersburg, FL – The State Theatre **
Sept 24 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Studio **
Sept 25 – Austin, TX – Emo’s **
Sept 26 – Dallas, TX – The Loft **
Sept 28 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock **
Sept 29 – San Diego, CA – Soma **
Sept 30 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction **
Oct 1 – Los Angeles, CA – Key Club **
Oct 2 – Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk **
Oct 5 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre **
Oct 6 – Seattle WA – El Corozan **
Oct 8 – Salt Lake City, UT – Avalon Theater **
Oct 9 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre **
Oct 11 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground **
Oct 12 – Kansas City, MO – The Beaumont Club **
Oct 13 – Des Moines, IA – The House of Bricks **
Oct 14 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock **
Oct 15 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Club (The Rave) **
*with The Brighter Lights / **with Ludo