Chicago alt-rockers Footballhead have just signed to Pure Noise Records, home to The Story So Far, Knocked Loose, New Found Glory, and many more. Earlier this year, the band released their sophomore record, Weight of the Truth, via Tiny Engines.

Footballhead took to Instagram to share the big news, saying:

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"It is with tremendous excitement that today we let the world know footballhead has signed with @purenoiserecs

To celebrate, we’re giving you “Sharpen Your Words”, which picks up right where Weight of The Truth left off. Packaged with the release of the single is a music video directed by Alex Scalzo-Brown.

Pure Noise bands have provided the cultural framework grounded in our adolescence into our adulthood. So it means the universe to musically be here now. 

Whether you’ve been here all along, you’re brand new, or you found us somewhere in the middle, thanks so much.

Merch by @kamtinm
Photo by @supremeoverlordkevin"

The band has also released a new single, "Sharpen Your Words," alongside the announcement. On the single, frontman Ryan Nolen says, "I think with us, it's easily the bigger, the better. I love the way Snow sounds on this chorus. I wrote the treatment for this video, and Scalzo (Alex, the director) was down to run with the concept. He's the best to work with; we had a ton of fun."

Footballhead is about to hit the road with Silverstein and Story of the Year across North America. Their first stop is in Seattle, WA, on November 16th.

Tour Dates:

11/16 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
11/17 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory - Spokane
11/18 Portland, OR @ McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
11/19 Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live Sacramento
11/21 Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
11/21 Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
11/22 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/24 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
11/25 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion - OKC
11/28 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/28 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/29 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
11/29 Saint Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
12/01 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
12/01 Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz - Raleigh
12/02 Baltimore, MD @ Nevermore Hall
12/04 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
12/04 Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
12/05 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre - Cleveland
12/09 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
12/11 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
12/12 New York City, NY @ Palladium Times Square
12/12 New York, NY @ Palladium Times Square
12/13 Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues Boston

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