BLAME MY YOUTH - reveal new song "Tentacles" + announce tour dates as support for The Offspring

BLAME MY YOUTH SHARES NEW SONG “TENTACLES” CONFIRMS ADDITIONAL US TOUR DATES THIS FALL AS SUPPORT FOR THE OFFSPRING “FANTASTIC” REACHES TOP 30 ON ACTIVE ROCK CHART

(Photo by: Nathaniel Wood) Today Blame My Youth, the name Sean Van Vleet records under, shares new song “Tentacles.” The track was recorded with producer Joey Moi who has partnered with Van Vleet on his Blame My Youth project to date. The track premiered via MXDWN who note, "It’s a song with a ton of energy that takes its inspiration from a surprising source." Blame My Youth told them, “I wrote this about an antidepressant that I had to take because I’m a textbook raging insomniac. I have to take two pills in order to sleep. One of them is supposed to take away all the highs and lows and it keeps your personality somewhere in the middle, so you’re not anxious. ‘Tentacles’ is about being super frustrated with that middle ground and missing the extremes and all their glory - good and bad. I watched ‘My Octopus Teacher” around the same time so I think that’s where tentacles came from. No disrespect to octopuses, I am actually obsessed with them. They’re so strong and venomous so I made the analogy for a prescription drug. Pretty out there, I know… so uh, try and stay off the drugs, kids.” Listen/share the song here and watch the lyric video here:

Van Vleet has confirmed additional dates on his first tour since he created Blame My Youth including a support slot for The Offspring on September 1 at Emo’s in Austin, TX. All dates are listed below.   Blame My Youth released his debut single “Fantastic” last Fall. It has since earned over 5 million global streams (and climbing) and has just reached the top 30 at Active Rock radio. Further “Fantastic” was just added to Spotify’s “New Noise” and “Rock Hard” playlists. Earlier this year Van Vleet shared a live, stripped down version of the song (listen here) and the emotionally charged “Go To Sleep,” a rock interpolation of an old folktale "Didn't Nobody Leave But the Baby.” Blame My Youth has also released “Dance With My Demons.” which saw pickup from the likes of NPR and American Songwriter. Billboard’s #1 producer Joey Moi has production credit on all 3 songs.  The two also collaborated on Right Where You Belong,” which was written and recorded exclusively for the GRAMMY-nominated soundtrack to Bill And Ted Face The Music - it played during the movie’s closing credits - and marked the debut of Blame My Youth.   Van Vleet is not only busy with Blame My Youth -- he is credited with writing 2 other recently-released singles - OCTAVIO the Dweeb's "Someday I'll Be Happy," (as heard on AltNation) and Mating Rituals' "Old Disco." Further, he has six new songs on NVDES new album Psychomagic (released 4/30) and 11 songs on the latest FITZ album Head up High including the last single "Head Up High" (Top 20 on Hot AC) and the current single "Congratulations (feat. Bryce Vine)." Additionally, he co-wrote Arrested Youth’s recent single “EGO.” Blame My Youth Tour Dates September 1 - Austin ,TX - Emo’s tickets * September 3 - Corpus Christie, TX - tickets *  September 23 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life festival  October 10 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock festival November 11 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome to Rockville festival *= supporting The Offspring

Praise for Blame My Youth “A band I love” Karen Glauber, Hits "rebellious and honest sonic escape" Wolf In A Suit on “Dance With My Demons” “‘Fantastic’ recalls the dashboard-pounding radio anthems of the ’90s as co-opted by the contemporary hook-obsessed pop masses. Best of all, it is “f*cking fantastic” that is doesn’t linger beyond its 2 minutes 13 seconds, lest it drown in its own bombast.” Buzzbands LA “In a time when much of the music is about angst and tension, this track offers a nice contradiction. Although they are delivered with the edge and passion usually reserved for anger, the lyrics of this track are actually quite positive and it is refreshing to hear such a big bold declaration in pure Rock glory. ” LA On Lock "Say hello to Sean Van Vleet AKA Blame my youth and his brand of rebellious in your face indie rock courtesy of the gem that is “Fantastic”. With this perfectly titled track, he comes into our lives with something so special and so worthy of listening that it just becomes an instant favorite of any music lover. this is a must-listen/must-see music video for anyone who dares call themselves music lovers.” Wolf In A Suit