Fandom (album)


Fandom is the third studio album by American pop rock band Waterparks, released on October 11, 2019. It is the band's first release through Hopeless Records and produced by Zakk Cervini. The album debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200 and number 52 in the UK, spawning six singles: "Turbulent", "Watch What Happens Next", "Dream Boy", "", "High Definition" and "Easy to Hate".

Themes and composition

Musically, Fandom has been described as pop, pop rock, electropop, and pop punk, with elements of hip hop. Lyrically, the album focuses on fan expectations and pressure. Talking about the album's themes, Wall of Sound stated, " goes through stages of having written about the fandom directly and the pressures of being looked up to and the issues that have been noticed...to being about a very hard breakup and mental health struggles that comes with everything in general, as well as the topics being spoken about."

Release

On May 23, 2019, the band released their first single off of their upcoming album, "Turbulent" and announced that they got signed to Hopeless Records. On August 12, 2019, the band released the second single, "Watch What Happens Next" along with a music video and the announcement of the album to be released on October 11, 2019. On August 16, 2019, the band released their third single, "Dream Boy," along with a music video. On September 12, 2019, the fourth single, "" was released. On September 25, 2019, they released their fifth single for the album, "High Definition," along with a music video. On October 17, 2019, "Easy to Hate" was released as the sixth single, along with a music video.

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