KISS New Music: Breathe Carolina “Blackout” [AUDIO/VIDEO]

Breathe Carolina is a cool band from nowhere near the Carolinas. They are from Denver actually. With a slick original style of electronic emo/pop this is a band who could really do some big things. Off their 3rd album to date, the newest track is called Blackout. I included the video below because anytime you start a video with a couple clowns and an obvious walk of shame coming, you know this should be fun.

Breathe Carolina-Blackout

And here's said video with clowns and shame written all over it.

And here's their official bio, in case you were interested.

Dave Schmitt – Vocals | Kyle Even – Vocals
When Dave Schmitt and Kyle Even formed Breathe Carolina in 2007, they didn't anticipate that their “just for fun” project would explode into an internationally sought-after band within just a couple of years.
The story of Breathe Carolina is a modern day music fairytale, about two friends who recorded tracks on Mac program GarageBand at home in Denver, Colo., put them on to MySpace and rapidly gained a huge online following. Their hobby transformed into a career, and launched the duo into stardom. “We got started just by hanging out,” reflects Kyle. “We sat in a room and threw ideas back and forth, and had to take trips to the library to talk to people online because we didn't have internet at our house. We honestly weren't expecting anything, we just made some songs and people started hitting us up about them.”

The band’s self-released debut EP Gossip hit iTunes in 2007, and after a phenomenal response, they released their debut album It’s Classy, Not Classic in 2008. The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at #186. Their genre-clashing blend of crowd-pleasing pop, rock and electronica was a hit, and no longer confined to the bedroom – Breathe Carolina were a global force ready to be heard.
After signing with Fearless Records in 2009, their album Hello Fascination took their music to a bigger, brighter and more blistering dimension. Recorded with the stellar production team of Mike Green (Paramore, The Higher, Set Your Goals) and Matt Squire (Taking Back Sunday, 3OH!3, Panic At The Disco), their sound became re-defined with the addition of live instruments and hooky pop choruses. “Working on Hello Fascination was the craziest writing experience we've ever had,” notes Kyle. “We wrote every song in three days or less - we wanted to follow whatever came into our heads, and that's exactly what we did! This is our vision of everything we are - and we are so excited to share this huge piece of ourselves.” The album debuted at #43 on the Billboard Top 200, at #5 on the Independent Chart and #2 on the Electronic Chart. The title track “Hello Fascination” was featured on MTV’s The City and received placement on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. It even became the featured track on NBC’s The Jay Leno Show promos.

The band followed up their second UK headline tour of the year with a whole summer on Vans Warped Tour 2010, followed by a direct support slot to Mayday Parade on the Fearless Friends Tour in Fall 2010.

2011 may very well be the year of Breathe Carolina. In February 2011, the band performed at the Winter X-Games and thrilled audiences two days of the huge winter sports festival. In addition to releasing two cover singles on the 2010 Punk Goes Pop 3 and the X-Games tribute Punk Goes X, the band has finished writing and recording their third album, which is set to release in Summer 2011.

Breathe Carolina’s Hello Fascination is available now.