''Run Wild'' is the fifth album by
Lydia
Lydia ( Lydian: 𐤮𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣𐤠, ''Śfarda''; Aramaic: ''Lydia''; el, Λυδία, ''Lȳdíā''; tr, Lidya) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern western Turkish provin ...
.
History
On August 7, 2015, Lydia announced the release date, cover art, and first single from ''Run Wild'', their fifth LP. The first single is titled "Past Life", and was made available for streaming through the band's
SoundCloud
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account. Pre-orders for the album were made available in various formats including vinyl and CD. Leighton Antelman stated in an article featured on ''
Alternative Press
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'' that the album would be "a little darker" than their last release, 2013's ''
Devil
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''. ''Run Wild'' coincided with a 30-date tour alongside
Turnover
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and
Seahaven. For ''Run Wild'', the band worked with two producers—
Colby Wedgeworth
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and
Copeland's
Aaron Marsh
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—and vocalist Leighton Antelman explained via press release, "This was the first time for us using two producers. We simply felt like the more the merrier. When ideas start pouring out and bouncing around the room something special happens there."
On August 21, 2015, the band released the album's second single, titled "Late Nights" through their website. The track was made available for streaming and free download.
Lydia released a music video for the album's third single, "When It Gets Dark Out", on November 5, 2015.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2015 albums
Lydia (band) albums
Self-released albums