Parachute album, tour news

Virginia pop/rock band Parachute's third album, Overnight is scheduled for Aug. 13 via Mercury Records. The lead single, “Can’t Help,” co-written by Ryan Tedder (One Republic), quickly went Top 30 on the iTunes Pop chart and #1 on the popular chart of Twitter Music. 

 

The new release caps a two year span since The Way It Was, Parachute’s '11 album reached #1 Rock Album and #2 Overall Album spots at iTunes. Its success was buoyed by the iTunes #1 Rock Song “Kiss Me Slowly” (co-written with Lady Antebellum) and the Top 15 AC hit “Something To Believe In” – which was played during the 2011 Rose Bowl football classic, went on to become an ESPN staple, and was performed by Parachute on NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

In support of The Way It Was in 2011, Parachute – singer Will Anderson (guitars, piano, lead vocals), Kit French (saxophone, key­boards, vocals), Alex Hargrave (bass), Johnny Stubblefield (drums), and Nate McFarland (lead guitar, vocals) - played over 250 shows and toured with NeedtoBreathe to Andy Grammer.

 

They will be heading back out on the road headlining clubs this summer (see full itinerary below).

Parachute’s debut album, Losing Sleep went #1 on the iTunes and Amazon digital albums charts and spawned the Top 15 Hot AC hit single “She Is Love” (whose video boasts over 6.4 million views).

 

An acoustic performance of the song at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square kicked off a breakout year for Parachute, who appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America and Jimmy Kimmel Live, and CBS’s The Early Show. Losing Sleep was subsequently reissued on iTunes in a deluxe version adding the “She Is Love” video, rare B-sides, acoustic versions, and live tracks.

The video for “She Is Love” spent three months on VH1’s Top 20 Countdown. The second single, “Under Control” became one of the most popular iTunes Single Of The Week features to emerge from a #1 iTunes album. Parachute’s songs have been featured on MTV’s The City and the CW’s One Tree Hill, Vampire Diaries and 90210.

Tour dates
 

8/13
New York, NY
Irving Plaza

8/14
Boston, MA
The Sinclaire

8/15
Philadelphia, PA
TLA

8/16
Asbury Park, NJ
Stone Pony

8/17
Lancaster, PA
Chameleon Club

8/20
Washington, DC
Sixth & I

8/21
Wilmington, NC
Ziggy's

8/22
Orlando, FL
Plaza Theatre

8/23

Atlanta, GA
Masquerade

8/24

Nashville, TN
Rocket Town

8/25
Charlotte, NC
Amos's

8/28
Winston-Salem, NC
Ziggy's

8/29
Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech

9/3
Columbus, OH
Club A&R

9/4
Chicago, IL
Bottom Lounge

9/5
Milwaukee, WI
The Rave

9/6
Minneapolis, MN
Mill City Music Hall

9/7
St Louis, MO
Old Rock House

9/8
Lawrence, KS
Granada Theatre

9/10
Denver, CO
Summit Music Hall

9/11
Salt Lake City, UT
In The Venue