Issues stream Slow Me Down

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Issues have made their track Slow Me Down available to stream.

The song is lifted from the US outfit’s upcoming album Headspace, which is out on May 20.

Frontman Tyler Carter says Slow Me Down explores the fallout from a broken relationship and reveals it’s dedicated to guitar player AJ Rebollo’s late aunt.

He tells Rolling Stone: “The song is about a woman who discovers her lover has been having a long term affair and goes off the deep end.

“She’s ultimately brought back to reality by the love and care of her devoted son. There’s a line in the song that goes, ‘My son, I gotta thank you for calling, not sure who I would be if you stopped looking out for me.’

“I think that every family has that one person who’s always looking out for the others – their purpose in life is to provide and always be the rock for their family. The song was written musically as a piece for my guitar player AJ’s aunt who passed away. She was his best friend.”

Issues previously made Blue Wall available to stream and will head out on the road later this month in support of Headspace, which is available for pre-order.

Issues Headspace tracklist

  1. The Realest
  2. Home Soon
  3. Lost-N-Found (On A Roll)
  4. Yong & Dum
  5. Made To Last
  6. Flojo
  7. HEro
  8. COMA
  9. Rank Rider
  10. Blue Wall
  11. Someone Who Does
  12. I Always Knew
  13. Slow Me Down

Issues 2016 tour dates

May 21: Columbus Rock On The Range, OH
May 24: Cardiff Y Plas, UK
May 25: London Koko, UK
May 26: Manchester O2 Ritz, UK
May 27: Glasgow Garage, UK
May 28: Leeds Slam Dunk, UK
May 29: Birmingham Slam Dunk, UK
May 30: Hertfordshire Slam Dunk, UK
May 31: Southampton Engine Rooms, UK
Jun 01: Antwerp Trix, Belgium
Jun 02: Amsterdam Melkweg, Netherlands
Jun 03: Nuremberg Rock Im Park, Germany
Jun 24: Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion, TX
Jun 25: San Antonio AT&T Center, TX
Jun 26: Houston NRG Park Main Street Lot, TX
Jun 27: New Orleans Mardi Gras World, LA
Jun 29: Nashville The Fairgrounds, TN
Jun 30: Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre, GA
Jul 01: St Petersburg Vinoy Park, FL
Jul 02: Orlando Tinker Field, FL
Jul 03: West Palm Beach Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre, FL
Jul 05: Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion, NC
Jul 06: Virginia Beach Veterans United Amphitheater, VA
Jul 07: Syracuse Lakeview Amphitheater, NY
Jul 08: Camden BB&T Pavilion, NJ
Jul 09: Wantagh Nikon Jones Beach Theater, NY
Jul 10: Hartford Dodge Music Center, CT
Jul 11: Scranton Pavilion at Montage Mountain, PA
Jul 13: Mansfield Xfinity Center, MA
Jul 14: Darien Center Darien Lake PAC, NY
Jul 15: Burgettstown First Niagara Pavilion, PA
Jul 16: Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD
Jul 17: Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ
Jul 19: Noblesville Kipsch Music Center, IN
Jul 20: Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center, OH
Jul 21: Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center, OH
Jul 22: Auburn Hills The Palace Of Auburn Hills, MI
Jul 23: Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, IL
Jul 24: Shakopee Canterbury park, MN
Jul 26: Milwaukee Marcus Amphitheatre, WI
Jul 27: Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, MO
Jul 28: Bonner Springs Providence Medical Center, KS
Jul 30: Salt Lake City Utah State Fairpark, UT
Jul 31: Denver Pepsi Center Arena Lot, CO
Aug 01: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park, NM
Aug 02: Scottsdale Salt River Fields, AZ
Aug 05: San Diego Qualcomm Stadium, CA
Aug 06: Mountainview Shoreline Amphitheatre, CA
Aug 07: Pomona Fairplex, CA
Aug 09: Las Vegas hard Rock Hotel & Casino, NV
Aug 11: Nampa Ford Idaho Center, ID
Aug 12: Auburn White River Amphitheatre, WA
Aug 13: Portland Expo Center, OR

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