Dude Trips Sign To Venn Records And Announce New EP ‘You Are The Reason I Hate Leaving’

Rising Scottish emo band Dude Trips have signed to Venn Records for the release of their fourth EP, You Are The Reason I Hate Leaving, on 6th August 2021. The band will also be supporting Cardiff-based WWE NXT wrestler Mark Andrews’ three piece rock band Junior on their August 2021 UK tour dates. As a first taste of the record, Dude Trips have revealed the video for lead single, Evergreen. All Bandcamp proceeds from the single will go to Y Suffer In Silence, a person-centred non-judgemental emotional listening support group and counselling service local to the band.

 “I haven’t written too many break up songs but I feel this one is emotive and the most important one I have written to date, showing that everything can fall apart even at the best of times. My partner at the time struggled a lot with mental health and something I learned along the way is that although you’re there to help, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to just go away. She still means a lot to me and I guess this song is a thank you to her for the time we spent together. ‘Evergreen’ touches on depression and the effects of suicide, and I really wanted to raise awareness in the video for something that not only has impacted me, but something I feel may help people to reach out, seek help or even just talk to someone. Our band gives us a platform—not a very big one, but one I think it’s important to talk on about these types of issues and struggles that people are having day to day. Hopefully we’re making sure that whoever is out there listening is not alone.”

You can stream and purchase Evergreen and pre-order You Are The Reason I Hate Leaving here. Tour tickets can be purchased here