It’s been nine years since Nevada’s 7 Seconds released new music and, though the group has still played shows in the interim, frontman Kevin Seconds has spent the bulk of that time working on softer solo material. When 7 Seconds reconvened the band put together Leave A Light On, its first album for Rise Records (due out May 27.) The album’s title track doesn’t pick up where 2005’s Take It On, Take It Back, Take It Over! left off, instead working to incorporate some of the outright pop sensibilities of the band’s experimental albums, like the underrated Soulforce Revolution. “Leave A Light On” (which The A.V. Club is premiering here) is unabashed pop-punk, but even as 7 Seconds moves from youth crew and embraces poppier endeavors it never loses any of the energy that the group first became known for.
The band will be on the road for a good portion of the summer. Dates are below.
May 17–Pouzza Fest–Montreal, Quebec, Canada May 18–Black N’ Blue Bowl–Brooklyn, New York May 24–Rain Fest–Seattle, Washington June 13–Cesar Chavez Park–Sacramento, California June 14–The Roxy–West Hollywood, California June 28–Oakland Metro Operahouse–Oakland, California July 23–Club Sound–Salt Lake City, Utah July 24–Marquis Theater–Denver, Colorado July 25–Czar Bar–Kansas City, Missouri July 26–Fubar–St. Louis, Missouri July 27–Cobra Lounge–Chicago, Illinois July 28–Triple Rock Social Club–Minneapolis, Minnesota July 30–Grog Shop–Cleveland, Ohio Aug. 01–Voltage Lounge–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aug. 02–Brighton Music Hall–Boston, Massachusetts Aug. 04–Asbury Lanes–Asbury Park, New Jersey Aug. 05–Ottobar–Baltimore, Maryland Aug. 07–The Masquerade–Atlanta, Georgia Aug. 08–Vinyl Music Hall–Pensacola, Florida Aug. 09–Walters Downtown–Houston, Texas Aug. 10–Three Links–Dallas, Texas Aug. 13–Pub Rock–Scottsdale, Arizona Aug. 14–The Glass House– Pomona, California
