The posthumous debut album by late British rock band Viola Beach will be released in July.
The self-titled LP will feature nine songs, including their two singles, “Swings & Waterslides” and “Boys That Sing”, and be issued through their own label, Fuller Beans Records. In February, the band — singer Kris Leonard, guitarist River Reeves, bassist Tomas Lowe, drummer Jack Dakin — and their manager Craig Tarry were killed in a tour van accident in Sweden.
“We are tremendously proud of everything the boys achieved in such a short space of time,” the band’s family members said in a statement. “Craig, Jack, Kris, River and Tom shared a huge passion, talent and dedication to music. We believe the best way to celebrate our sons’ lives is to release an album of their songs.”
The statement continues: “This is their legacy and we know deep in our hearts that the boys would want the world to listen to the music they poured everything into. This was only the beginning for them and these nine songs were written with every intention to be shared, heard and, most of all, enjoyed. We hope that it brings you as much happiness listening to it as we know it did to them making it.”
The Viola Beach will be released July 29. Pre-order it here.