Candy Announce New Flipping EP

I’m such a big fan of the album It’s Inside You by Candy, which came out earlier this year, that every time I start talking about it, someone inevitably comments accusing me of being paid to say nice things about it. I assure you, that’s not the case. It’s just such a good album that I’m willing to hype it for free. We spend enough time on this site telling you who in metal and hardcore sucks, that it’s nice, from time to time, to talk about an artist that doesn’t suck, and Candy don’t suck in the least.

Now, all that being said, I’m not saying I’m necessarily against anyone paying me to say good things about their product. Also, completely unrelated, but I really enjoy the crisp, clean taste of an ice-cold Coca-Cola. Always Coca-Cola!

But even though Candy are only a few months removed from the release of It’s Inside You, they’ve already announced their next release, a new EP called Flipping which is dropping October 16 on Triple B Records. As the band announced the EP yesterday, they also unveiled their latest single, “Football,” an unrelenting onslaught of noise that is loosely organized into something resembling a song. It’s an absolute banger of a single and promises the new EP is going to be absolute fire.

We reported last month that the band was working on something new with Kurt Ballou of Converge fame, and this appears to be that something as Flipping was recorded and produced by Ballou. The band also unveiled the cover art for Flipping, which depicts a woman in an American flag bathing suit taking a selfie in front of a party that would make Diddy blush raging out of control behind her.

You can pre-order Flipping from Triple B Records, and you can catch Candy performing the new single live at the following tour dates:

With Jivebomb & Taraneh:

09/24 Minneapolis, MN – Underground Music Cafe
09/25 Kansas City, MO – recordBar
09/26 Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep (feat. Zulu)
09/27 Salt Lake City, UT – Stateside Scooters

With Extinguish:

09/28 Las Vegas, NV – American Legion Post 8
09/29 San Fernando, CA – Midnight Hour
10/01 Pomona, CA – The Haven
10/03 San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
10/04 Tucson, AZ – Club Congress

With Gumm:

10/06 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
10/07 Houston, TX – The End
10/08 Memphis, TN – Growlers
10/09 Nashville, TN – DRKMTTR
10/10 Charlotte, NC – The Milestone
10/11 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
10/12 Richmond, VA – The Warehouse

With Exodus, Havok & Dead Heat:

11/02 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
11/04 Orlando, FL – House of Blues
11/05 Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
11/06 Atlanta, GA – Heaven – Masquerade
11/08 Dallas, TX – Granada
11/09 Austin, TX – Empire
11/11 Denver, CO – Ogden
11/13 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
11/14 Joliet, IL – The Forge
11/15 Columbus, OH – King of Clubs
11/16 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
11/17 Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
11/18 Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
11/19 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/21 Worcester, MA – Palladium Upstairs
11/22 Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
11/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving
11/24 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
11/26 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
11/27 Winnipeg, MB – Exchange Event Centre
11/29 Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
11/30 Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
12/02 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
12/03 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
12/04 Portland, OR – Hawthorne
12/06 Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre
12/07 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent