''Suicide and Sunshine'' is the fourth studio album by Australian punk rock band,

Trophy Eyes Trophy Eyes is an Australian punk rock band from Newcastle, formed in 2013. They are currently signed to Hopeless Records. The band currently consists of vocalist John Floreani, bassist and backing vocalist Jeremy Winchester, lead guitarist A ...

, released on 23 June 2023 by

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. It was produced by Shane Edwards and Fletcher Matthews at Studio 28 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Background and promotion

''Suicide and Sunshine'' began as a sort of swansong of sorts for the band of ten years, having decided to break up amid the

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is just expressing ourselves freely". The title of the album, ''Suicide and Sunshine','' comes from Sean''', a track detailing the heartbreak Floreani experienced after his friend ended his life. According to Floreani, it was sunny when he heard of Sean's passing. The first single from ''Suicide and Sunshine'', "Blue Eyed Boy", was released on 3 March 2023 along with an accompanying music video.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits retrieved from AllMusic.

Trophy Eyes

- lead vocals *Andrew Hallett - guitars *Jeremy Winchester - bass *Blake Caruso - drums

Charts

References

{{Reflist 2023 albums Trophy Eyes albums