NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: Texans Colin Padalecki and Forrest Frank deliver jazzy sounds spiked with pop, hip-hop, reggae, soul and calypso, all in the name of positive vibes and carefree fun. Surfaces is gearing up for the release of Horizons while their single “Sunday Best” has surpassed 60m global streams and garnered 4m+ views on YouTube. With recently announced sets at the Bonnaroo and Hangout fests and additional tour dates being announced soon, 2020 is shaping up to be a massive year for the duo.
ALBUM: Horizons
RELEASE DATE: 2/28
SINGLE: “Sunday Best”
LIVE: Recently wrapped up their sold-out Warm Winter Tour; fall U.S. headline tour, Bonnaroo and Hangout festival dates
INTERNET: 4.4m+ monthly Spotify listeners, 158k Spotify followers; 125k+ Instagram followers; 18m+ video views on YouTube, 131k subscribers; 363k+ activity on TikTok
RADIO: Impacting Top 40 on 3/3
PRESS: Flaunt (“Surfaces is keeping the summer feeling alive during the cold winter months”), Ones to Watch (“Surfaces is quite possibly the most optimistic and eclectic indie-pop duo to date”), Popdust, Echo, Elicit Magazine, The New Nine, Her Campus, more
BOOKING: Jeffery Hasson & Max Braun/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: Create Music Group
MANAGEMENT: Tony Talamo & Zach Friedman/Homemade Projects