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"<!-- wp:heading {\"fontSize\":\"medium\"} -->\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Rainbow Kitten Surprise</strong> Releases Their Brand New Single \"<strong><a href=\"https://rks.lnk.to/OurSong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Song</a></strong>\" along fan-animated live video</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The new single \"<a href=\"https://rks.lnk.to/OurSong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Our Song</a>\" artwork was hand-painted by fan <strong>Maria Stoica</strong>, with creative direction from <strong>Larry Hester</strong>. The accompanying live video, animated by another fan <strong>Lana Sharkey</strong>, was captured over a week of shows in <strong>Athens, GA</strong> – a “three-day-show bender” amounting to what became a weeklong residency of sorts, with the same fans showing up all three nights.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Lead singer <strong>Sam Melo</strong> tells fans, \"<em>This one's for you</em>.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our Song” is the band’s first new music since their 2019 two-track single “Mary (b-sides),” featuring fan favorites “Vacancy” and “Heart,” which charted at Triple A Radio.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rainbow Kitten Surprise was due to play <strong>a sold-out, two-night stand at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre</strong> in Morrison, CO on July 13 + 14, <strong>now rescheduled for 2021</strong>. In lieu of concerts this summer and to commemorate these dates, the band played <strong>a special ticketed livestream event for fans</strong>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"center\",\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https://rks.lnk.to/OurSong\"><img src=\"https://outnowmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/img_5f82b4729b8a1.jpg\" alt=\"Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Our Song\"/></a><figcaption>Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Our Song<br><strong>art: Maria Stoica </strong>|<strong> creative direction: Larry Hester</strong></figcaption></figure></div>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The livestream - hosted by Topeka, a service that allows fans to connect face-to-face with artists via live interactive video - was modeled after the <strong>VIP acoustic sets</strong> the band often performs for their most diehard fans before each tour stop.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rainbow Kitten Surprise <strong>completely sold out their 2019 headline tour dates </strong>– including a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre that <strong>sold out almost instantly</strong> – and played countless marquee festivals in support of their Elektra debut, “<strong>How To: Friend, Love, Freefall</strong>,” which has amassed over <strong>145 million streams</strong>. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The album’s first single “<strong>Fever Pitch</strong>” hit <strong>Top 10</strong> at <strong>Triple A</strong> Radio and has gone on to amass <strong>28 million streams</strong>.  The band’s landmark 2018 <em><strong>Friend, Love, Freefall Tour</strong></em>included <strong>50 sold-out shows, 6 venue upgrades, 3 second nights added, and over 80,000 tickets sold</strong>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->"
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