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The Highs, The Lows, And Everything In Between is a concept record in three EP-sized parts–a poignant examination of the music industry both past and present released between Fall/Winter of 2024 and 2025 via Mint 400 Records. Full of soaring melodies, pounding rhythms and insightful lyrics, it’s a record that highlights E.R.I.E.’s knack for writing pop-rock anthems with something to say.

“I asked myself what I’d want to say if this was the last record I ever made,” vocalist / guitarist TJ Foster remarks. “There are so many stories of grandeur and superstardom in rock n’ roll–I wanted to tell one about the rest of us, scaling an impossibly tall mountain via VFW halls, dirty basements and crowded minivans. Forever climbing, forever conquering obstacles, forever hungry for more.”

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Produced by Alec Lewis (who eventually joined the band mid-recording), engineered/mixed by Mike Dwyer (Jade Bird, The Lumineers), and featuring delightful collaborations with Sydney Worthley, Erin Harkes, and LiketheAstronaut, The Highs, The Lows, And Everything In Between is a last will and testament of a record from a band that continues to raise the bar. It’s the most polished and consistent set of songs in the band’s already impressive catalog, and a refreshing commentary on being an underground artist for fans of The Menzingers, Frank Turner, and REM.

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Feeling burnt out and slightly disillusioned after their 2023 release, Suburban Mayhem, the band made a conscious decision to shake things up in a number of ways, not least of which was in their release strategy. To keep things fresh and continue building momentum, E.R.I.E. set out to release The Highs, The Lows, And Everything in Between gradually, in three separate, EP-sized parts. 

THE HIGHS is undeniably E.R.I.E., with energetic, punk-fueled pop-rock that wore influences like Jimmy Eat World and The Gaslight Anthem proudly on its sleeve. the lows sees the band stretch their legs stylistically in ways they never have, with vicious spoken word passages, dance-worthy grooves and soaring ambient guitars all making an appearance. Finally, Everything in Between rounded out the trilogy with nostalgia, empathy and the keen eye for observing the world around them that made 2023’s Suburban Mayhem so enjoyable.

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“For me, this record shows that we have no quit in us,” drummer Chad Flewwelling proclaims.  “We have all been doing this for a long time and we will not stop. Whether we’re playing to a giant crowd or to three people not paying attention to us in a bar, we bring the same intensity to every performance because it’s all we know how to do.”

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E.R.I.E. is TJ Foster (Vocals/Guitar), Chad Flewwelling (Drums), Levi Jennes (Bass Guitar) and Alec Lewis (Guitar/Vocals)