REALITY SUITE TO RELEASE LIMITED VINYL PRESSING OF HALF-MILLION STREAMED AWAKEN ALBUM
Single release: June 12th, 2021
Label: 4K Deep Records, DI Records
Distributed by: Spin Me Round Records
On June 12th, 2021 - Record Store Day, Reality Suite will re-release their 2019 half-million streamed album “Awaken” for the first time on vinyl. Issued on their own independent label, 4K Deep Records, the new package will include the new single “Triggers,” a bonus track about surviving 2020. This reboot of “Awaken” is limited to a pressing of 300 units, has a remastered unique track order to indulge the album listening experience, new band photos and is pressed on bone white vinyl. Pre-orders are available now exclusively through Spin Me Round record store: https://spinmeroundstore.com/UPC/613285785427 The first 100 pre-orders included a signed 11x17 poster.
The celebration of “Awaken” on vinyl is made possible by Spin Me Round, the renowned Easton, Pennsylvania record store. Reality Suite has had a long relationship with the East Coast esteemed record connoisseurs, being frequent
shoppers and performing at their 2019 Record Store Day festival. After selling out of “Awaken” on CD several times, Charlie and Stephanie Nagy, owners of Spin Me Round offered to partner with 4K Deep Records to satisfy the demand for Reality Suite on vinyl. Being that records are outselling CDs for the first time since the 1980’s, limiting the pressing to only 300 albums will make “Awaken” an instant collectable.
“Awaken” on vinyl will include the popular singles:
“Awaken” (released in June 2019) streams as of March 2021
Spotify: 422,700
Apple Music: 103,184
Amazon: 23,252
“Triggers”courtesy of DI Records (released in February 2021) streams as of March 2021
Spotify: 10,689
Apple Music: 5624
Amazon: 6850
“Reality Suite is a bit of a New Jersey super-group. Their fusion of modern and classic rock is a fairly compelling mix since they really don’t sound like any other indie band I can think of," stated Jim Testa, contributing writer to Rolling Stone magazine and founder of Jersey Beat fanzine. Formed in North Haledon, New Jersey in 2013 by childhood friends Brian King (drums,) Antonio Valenti (bass,) and Joe Padula (guitars) – their ambitions have been to produce heavy, melodic rock. After several male and female vocalists, Kimmii Heart joined establishing the definitive line-up known today worldwide. Their self-produced 2015 debut album, “Skinn” (4K Deep Records) established the band and became a social media sensation. Tracks “Wingman,” “Die Dreaming,” and “Playing with Fire” remain to be fan favorites. The success of their debut led to the relationship with two-time Grammy nominated Mixing/Recording Engineer, Mike Ferretti (Sevendust, Saliva) and Earl Cohen (Lady Gaga, Jessica Simpson) for their second critically acclaimed album, Awaken (Lions Pride Music). Released on a Danish independent label, Reality Suite had a more intense international marketing campaign. The single, “Kiss the Ring” has received the most international praise in addition to tracks “Dead to Me,” “Bury Me Alive” and “Cut, Burn, Bruise.”
