Needtobreathe 'The Outsiders' album

"We're from a small town in South Carolina called Possum Kingdom," Needtobreathe frontman Bear Rinehart explains when asked about the place he and his younger brother/co-writer Bo were raised. "Trust me - there was absolutely no music scene there."

On their latest album, The Outsiders(release-August 25th-Atlantic Records), Needtobreathe has truly come into their own, seamlessly blending ambient, arena-ready soundscapes with a decidedly Southern sensibility. "The 'Southern thing' is very scary to some people," Bear laughs. "But for us, it's not so much a sound than a feeling. It's just about having some soul in the words you write, the music that you play. And it's something that just comes naturally to us."

The sons of an Assembly of God pastor, Bear and Bo Rinehart had inherited their father's gift with words, and put it to good use in their songwriting. Formed in 1999, with childhood friends Joe Stillwell and Seth Bolt, Needtobreathe built an impressive regional following, playing throughout the Southeast.

And while they defy any restrictions to the style of music they play, the band has a very clear idea of how they want their songs to sound. "Over the past two albums, we've learned that you can't look to a producer to make you great, that the magic has to come from within the band," Bear explains. "Instead, we wanted to work with collaborators that would bring a fresh perspective and, on the practical side, a particular expertise to the table."

"We've seen over the years that our fans consider Needtobreathe to be a whole experience," explains Bo. "Having a hit single is great and everything, but the only relationship a fan has with most bands like that is the three minutes they hear on the radio. We've always wanted something deeper than that."

"I feel like people who listen to our band have come to be fans of our albums, which has been really rewarding," Bear agrees. "I think Needtobreathe is bigger than any one song and that's something we've always worked toward."

"This band is our life...it's everything, really the only thing, that we've done for the last 10 years," Bear continues, explaining that the band literally poured everything they had into The Outsiders. "We know this is the best record we've ever made."

Needtobreathe tour dates
9/16 Falls Church, VA State Theatre Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/17 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/18 West Chester, PA The Note Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/19 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/20 Burlington, VT Higher Ground Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/21 New York, NY Highline Ballroom Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/23 Charlottesville, VA IS Venue Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/24 Knoxville, TN The Square Room Serena Ryder & Green River Ordinance
9/25 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle Crowfield, Green River Ordinance
9/26 Charleston, SC The Music Farm Crowfield, Green River Ordinance
10/1 Atlanta, GA The Loft Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/2 Nashville, TN Exit/In Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/3 Birmingham, AL Workplay Theatre Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/8 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/9 Greenville, SC The Handlebar Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/10 Greenville, SC The Handlebar Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/13 Spanish Fort, AL Blue Gill Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/14 New Orleans, LA House of Blues Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/15 Dallas, TX Pontiac Garage at House of Blues Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/16 Tulsa, OK The Marquee Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/17 Houston, TX Warehouse Live Serena Ryder, Matthew Mayfield
10/20 San Diego, CA Hard Rock Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/21 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/22 San Francisco, CA Café De Nord Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/23 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/24 Seattle, WA Chop Suey Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/25 Spokane. WA The Big Dipper Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/27 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/29 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
10/30 Chicago, IL Schubas (2 shows) Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
11/1 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes
11/2 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection Serena Ryder, The Alternate Routes

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