It’s psycho love, but it’s the real deal.” With the knives and blood the goal to create a visually arresting metaphor for two people in love, but who are deeply hurting each other.

“You and I, are suicide” is a metaphor for crazy love: doomed, but beautiful and authentic. “ The “his” and “hers” bloody knives (and in turn the blood couple) represent 2 people who deeply hurt each other, but can’t live without each other. With Jordan Phoenix at the helm as director, we freely shoot ideas around and then the team brings them to fruition. “ We’re shooting all of our videos in our hometown, with a crew of super talented creatives all based here in STL. “ We very much built this band on DIY punk rock ethos, and we still carry aspects of that mindset with us to this day,” explains Phillips. “ Real Life” was released alongside a powerful music video that is available to watch HERE. Not every day is full of sunshine, but if you fight through the pain together, you can make it out alive with a smile on your face.”

It’s a song about the constant struggle of making a relationship work. “ It evokes the same emotion and energy of Page Avenue but with a brand new and exciting feel. “Real Life is a return to form for Story Of The Year,” adds vocalist Dan Marsala. It’s the ones that come from out of nowhere and almost write themselves that are the best.” The songs that fight you the whole way are always duds. We didn’t sit around for months consciously trying to write a song like this.

He continues, “ Real Life is one of those special songs that just kind of happened. “’ Real Life’ is the sound of four lifelong friends re-lighting the torch and deciding they want to be a full time band again,” says guitarist Ryan Phillips. The new song highlights everything that fans have grown to love about Story Of The Year over their impressive career – addictive instrumentals, powerful vocals, and a story that listeners can relate to. After the 2017 critically acclaimed 5th studio album release, Wolves, touring, playing festivals and more… Story Of The Year are back and released a scorching and melodic new single called “ Real Life” after signing with SharpTone Records.

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