The Front Bottoms have partnered with our friends at Red Bull to share a full stream of their Rose EP, which was released to digital retailers earlier this week.

Rose is named after drummer Mat Uychich’s grandmother, Rosemary, and is the first in a planned series of EPs named after The Front Bottoms’ grandmothers. The six-track release features classic or ‘deep cut’ tracks that the band has never properly released, but due to the proliferation of music online still receive requests for while on tour. It’s admittedly a bit sad throughout, but still with that toe-tapping accompaniment that makes The Front Bottoms so damn irresistible. You can stream the EP, in full, below.

“When Mat and I first made these songs,” explains Sella to Red Bull, “we never thought anyone other than the friends we emailed them to the same night we recorded them would listen. But when we started playing bigger shows, people would ask us to play these older songs. They are songs that we recorded in a friend’s basement, and we always felt they deserved a better history.”

“The grandma EPs allow us to give the songs the credit they deserve,” continues Sella. “With the passing of both our grandmothers around the same time, the opportunity to make this EP seemed like the right thing to do… and one or two songs are included because Mat’s grandmother really liked them.”

The Front Bottoms kick off their supporting run on Say Anything’s summer tour later this week. You can find a full list of the group’s upcoming tour dates below:

Jun 11 Louisville, KY @ The Headliners **
Jun 13 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
Jun 14 Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Jun 15 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Jun 17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
Jun 18 Tampa, FL @ Ritz Ybor
Jun 19 Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater
Jun 20 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
Jun 21 Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
Jun 22 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
Jun 24 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Jun 25 Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
Jun 26 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Jun 27 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Jun 28 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theatre
Jun 29 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
Jul 01 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
Jul 02 Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
Jul 03 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Jul 05 Toronto, ON @ Opera House
Jul 06 Millvale, PA @ Mr Smalls Theatre
Jul 08 Lansing, MI @ Common Ground Fest
Jul 09 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Jul 10 Columbia, MO @ The Blue Note
Jul 11 Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
Jul 12 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Jul 13 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
Jul 15 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
Jul 16 Denver, CO @ Summit Music Hall
Jul 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound
Jul 19 Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
Jul 20 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Jul 22 San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom
Jul 24 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
Jul 25 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
Jul 26 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Jul 27 Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
Jul 29 Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Café **
Jul 31 Huntington, WV @ V-Club **
** Front Bottoms headlining shows, otherwise with Say Anything

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