Formed in Middleburg, Florida, in 2003 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus took the world by storm with their debut album Don’t You Fake It. Since then the band have been winning hearts with their irresistible fusion of post-hardcore, pop-punk, emo, and alternative rock. Refining their sound with each release, their latest full-length, X’s For Eyes, finds the band at the peak of their powers and rocking a sound which can only be described as “magical” and is sure to propel the band back towards the biggest stages.

With a sound that’s as fresh as Jiro’s sushi, listening to opening track it’s hard to believe the band’s journey started over twenty years ago because they are operating with the same kind of passion that characterised their early releases. Hard, yet melodic, ‘Always The King’ throws down the gauntlet to the band’s imitators and suggests the band are back to reclaim their crown. The band’s fire is burning brightly (so much so, it might set your speakers aflame) and it turns the track (and indeed, the whole album) into a windswept affair, and one that leaves your hair and clothes ruffled in its wake. Featuring a guest spot from Kellin Quinn (Sleeping With Sirens), it’s a potent way to make an introduction and sets in motion a chain of depth charges that will resonate throughout the whole record. It’s a track that finds the band expanding their musical palette to include metal flavourings, and that’s surely the only way for a band to go. Resting on past glories and regurgitating the past is a fast track to the heritage circuit, but by widening their sound, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus are as valid and vital as they’ve ever been. However, long term fans needn’t worry, there’s been no radical overhaul or tearing up of roots; it’s essentially the same band delivering sublime melodies wrapped in barbs, yet there’s a gradual shift and evolution that will sate devotees whilst attracting new admirers.

What really hits home with this release is that tunes such as ‘Home Improvement’ and ‘Getting By’ come tailor made for the live environment. You can almost see the pits erupting and hear thousands of voices singing along, that’s undoubtedly the litmus test for any rock band and its one the band pass with flying colours. In addition to the cerebral, heartfelt lyrics, there’s also something very visceral about these songs, no matter what activity you are undertaking, as soon as ‘Twenty Hour Drive’ pumps from your stereo, it demands you drop everything and have a good mosh.

There’s another guest spot in the shape of Craig Mabbitt (Escape The Fate) to close the album with ‘Worth It’ to help the band depart in a blaze of glory, which is exactly how they arrived.

• X’s For Eyes is released via Better Noise Music on 23rd October 2025.
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Track List:

1. Always The King (featuring Kellin Quinn)
2. Purple Halo
3. Perfection
4. X’s For Eyes
5. Bad Beat
6. Slipping Through (No Kings)
7. Home Improvement
8. Twenty Hour Drive
9. Kins And Carroll
10. Getting By
11. Worth It (featuring Craig Mabbitt)