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5X Platinum-certified alternative rock mainstays The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus(@redjumpsuitapparatus) released their sixth album “X’s For Eyes” via Better Noise Music on October 3 along with latest single, “Perfection.” Against the track’s intense driving rhythm and a big, urgent melody, lead vocalist, guitarist, and founding member Ronnie Winter sings “Whatever won’t break can make us” with his signature wide-ranging voice. Today (October 17), they’ve released the song’s evocative video ahead of their two performances this weekend—Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19—at the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas as part of the band’s nationwide tour.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus has teamed up once again with director Shane Drake (Panic! At The Disco, Paramore), who was behind the camera lens for the “False Pretense” and “Your Guardian Angel” videos from the band’s 2006 double-Platinum debut album, “DON’T YOU FAKE IT”.
“What’s really exciting is that we basically rebuilt the same team for X’s for Eyes that we had when we made DON’T YOU FAKE IT,” says frontman Ronnie Winter. “A lot of the people who were behind the scenes back then–working on things like A&R, mixing, track sequencing, artwork and now videos–have come back together, nearly 20 years later, to be part of this new album. It feels like a reunion in the best possible way. If you were a fan of DON’T YOU FAKE IT, we think you’re going to really love this album.”
In the “Perfection” video, the viewer meets five diverse characters, each of whom are deemed part of society’s marginalized outcasts and who fit neither traditional western nor typical emo cultures, each isolated with X’s painted over their eyes. They are a trans truck mechanic, a disabled rodeo dreamer, an indigenous goth, a queer runaway, and a plus-size punk cowgirl. They’re mysteriously summoned by divine flyers featuring the band’s Alliance logo, which glows with warm light when they touch it, and they immediately realize that they’ve been called to a special performance by the band. There they experience collective awakening, as they simultaneously open their eyes and the X’s disappear, and they discover their chosen family.
Winter points out that “Perfection” is “a song about perfect imperfections, about embracing one’s flaws and the true beauty that lies within. It’s a song about individuality, self-acceptance, and the idea that our scars and imperfections make us who we are. Through the lens of perfectly imperfect, what some might consider to be mistakes, flaws, and shortcomings suddenly become good, beautiful, even desirable. It’s a reminder,” he adds, “that being perfectly imperfect is something not to hide but to celebrate.”
“Perfection” follows the release of three singles from “X’s For Eyes”: “Home Improvement,” “Slipping Through (No Kings),” and “X’s For Eyes.” Stream/purchase “X’s For Eyes” HERE.
“X’s For Eyes”: stream/download the song HERE and watch the video HERE
“Slipping Through (No Kings)”: stream/download the song HERE and watch the video HERE
“Home Improvement”: stream/download the song HERE and watch the video HERE
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is currently on their nationwide headlining tour. Before the When We Were Young festival kick-off, tonight (Friday, October 17) at 7pm at The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas (included with a GA ticket), Ronnie Winter will be part of a roundtable discussion moderated by Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman along with Todd Morse (H2O, The Offspring), Vinnie Fiorello (Less Than Jake), Erik “Smelly” Sandin (NOFX), Chris DeMakes (Less Than Jake), and Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup) about their experiences performing at Warped Tour over the years. Kevin Lyman is bringing together iconic voices to also raise awareness and donations for his foundation, Unite The United Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to encourage and support fans, artists, and industry leaders from the music, touring, and action sports worlds to work toward positive change in their local community by supporting local charities, producing fundraising events, and participating in community volunteerism across the United States.
Here are current tour dates for The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Tickets are available on their official website.
Sat 10/18 Las Vegas, NV When We Were Young 2025
Sun 10/19 Las Vegas, NV When We Were Young 2025
Sat 11/15 Orlando, FL Warped Tour
Sun 11/16 Orlando, FL Warped Tour
Wed 11/19 Gainesville, FL The Wooly
Thu 11/20 West Palm Beach, FL The Banyan Live
Fri 11/21 Tampa, FL Brass Mug
Fri 11/28 Tallahassee, FL Fire Betty’s
Sat 11/29 Pensacola, FL Vinyl Music Hall
Sun 11/30 Biloxi, MS The Sanctuary
Thu 12/4 Fort Worth, TX Tulips FTW
Fri 12/5 Bryan, TX Ice House On Main
Sat 12/6 Corpus Christi, TX House of Rock
Sun 12/7 Austin, TX Come and Take It Live
Thu 12/11 El Paso, TX Rockhouse Bar and Grill
Fri 12/12 Phoenix, AZ The Nile
Sat 12/13 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
Sun 12/14 Anaheim, CA Parish @ House of Blues
Mon 12/15 Bakersfield, CA The Nile Theater
5/8/26 Manila, Philippines SM Mall of Asia
5/9/26 Cebu City, Philippines Waterfront Hotel & Casino Cebu City
