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Tidal Wave is a bit of a departure, but I dont think its coming out of left field, says Taking Back Sunday frontman Adam Lazzara about the forthcoming album. We realize anything we do is going to sound like Taking Back Sunday. Theirs is an Americana inspiration, drawing from sources like Tom Petty and Bryan Adams.

Even throughout each song on the record there are a lot of references to water, said Lazzara. Thats why it seems like that title kept poking its neck out.

Tidal Wave, Taking Back Sundays seventh album, was recorded in Michigan and Charlotte, North Carolina (where Lazzara and guitarist John Nolan reside). Lazzara adds that the album was written in between tours during the Happiness Is Cycle, the bands release from 2014.

Asked whether Tidal Wave will be emo, Lazzara said Look, in my mind every album anyones ever written is an emo album because theres a lot of emotion that goes into all of that. You cant listen to Hey Jude and tell me thats not an emo song. I dont like being pigeonholed because I think theres more to it than that. I think this record highlights that very well, so no I wouldnt consider it an emo record in the traditional sense of the word [] With our first records, were writing from the perspective of 17, 18-year-old kids and now its like as you grow older the blinders get pulled back and you have a different way of looking at the world around you, Lazzara adds.

For fans of Brand New, The Used, Dashboard Confessional.