Los Angeles trio
Failure have enlisted
Paramore's
Hayley Williams for their latest single '
The Rising Skyline'. The acoustic-leaning track serves as a duet between Williams and the band's frontman Ken Andrews, and is taken from their forthcoming album '
Location Lost', due on 24th April.
Williams and Failure share a long history together. Andrews mixed Paramore's 2013 self-titled record, while Williams has spoken publicly about the influence of Failure's 1996 album '
Fantastic Planet' on her decision to form a band. An early Paramore b-side from 2006 saw the group cover Failure's '
Stuck On You', and more recently Williams appeared in the band's Hulu/Disney+ documentary 'Every Time You Lose Your Mind'.
Speaking about the collaboration, Andrews said: "Failure doesn't do a lot of collaborations, but my friendship with Hayley, and her long standing support of the band, turned this song into a very satisfying duet. It's probably the most delicate song we've ever done and her vocal approach really brought that out."
Alongside the new album, Failure have confirmed an extensive run of North American dates stretching into the autumn, building on a spring tour that saw numerous shows sell out. The dates in full read:
APRIL
21 Zebulon, Los Angeles, CA (Album Release Show) – SOLD OUT
25 Sick New World Festival, Las Vegas
MAY
2 SPACE ECHO @ Radius, Chicago, IL
3 Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH – SOLD OUT
5 Basement East, Nashville, TN – SOLD OUT
6 Masquerade – Hell, Atlanta, GA
8 Welcome To Rockville Festival, Daytona Beach, FL
9 Eulogy, Asheville, NC – SOLD OUT
10 Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC
12 Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY – SOLD OUT
13 Sinclair, Cambridge, MA – SOLD OUT
14 Space, Hamden, CT – SOLD OUT
15 Union Stage, Washington, DC
16 Arrow at Archer Music Hall, Harrisburg, PA
17 Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA
19 Shelter, Detroit, MI – SOLD OUT
20 Opera House, Toronto, ON
SEPTEMBER
30 The Chapel, San Francisco / Berkeley, CA
OCTOBER
2 Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC
3 Showbox, Seattle, WA
4 Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
7 Fine Line, Minneapolis, MN
8 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE
9 The Rave II, Milwaukee, WI
11 A&R Bar, Columbus, OH
13 Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
14 The Met, Providence, RI
16 Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
17 Headliners, Louisville, KY
18 The Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI
20 Vogue, Indianapolis, IN
21 Delmar Hall, St. Louis, MO
