''9'' is the ninth

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band Saves the Day. It was released on October 26, 2018 through Equal Vision Records.

Release

On August 14, 2018, ''9'' was announced for release in October. In addition, "Rendezvous" was made available for streaming, and the album's track listing was revealed. On September 26, "Kerouac & Cassady" was made available for streaming. On October 16, a music video was released for "Side by Side", directed by Robyn August. ''9'' was released on October 26 through Equal Vision Records. The following month, the group embarked on a US headlining tour with support from

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and

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. In February and March 2019, they went on another headlining US tour, with support from

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and Mighty. In August, they went on a co-headlining US tour with

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with support from Awakebutstillinbed.

Critical reception

''9'' was met with mixed or average reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 49, based on 4 reviews.

Track listing

Charts

References

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