Taproot

Taproot's sixth studio album, The Episodes is set to be released on April 10th on the Victory Records label. Once again, they worked with producer Tim Patalan who previously worked with the band on 2010's highly successful album, Plead the Fifth. On March 2nd, Taproot released the first single of the album, "No Surrender".

Taproot is a four-piece rock group from Ann Arbor, Michigan. They are most known for their hit single "Poem" which was the #5 most played rock track in 2002, as well as a number of other singles from 2000 to the present. The band released their debut album Gift in June 2000. With the album's lead single "Again & Again" gaining heavy exposure, the band's mainstream rise gained momentum. They released their second album Welcome in October 2002 and it was considered to be a more melodic effort and the album debuted at number seventeen on the Billboard 200. Welcome is Taproot's most successful album to date, almost achieving gold status, with approximately 475,000 copies sold. Returning from a two year break, the band released their third major album Blue-Sky Research in August 2005. It debuted at number thirty-three on the Billboard 200, with approximately 28,000 first week sales. The next album, Our Long Road Home was released in September 2008. After a brief period without a record label, Taproot signed with Victory Records and soon after, Taproot released their fifth studio album Plead The Fifth in 2010. Then in 2011, they began working on The Episodes.

Following the release of The Episodes, Taproot will embark on a National Tour to promote the album.

Taproot Tour Dates:

• Apr 10: Flint, MI / The Machine Shop
• Apr 13: Jacksonville, FL / Jack Rabbit's
• Apr 14: Orlando, FL / Tinker Field
• Apr 15: St. Petersburg, FL / Durty Nellies
• Apr 18: Lincolnshire, IL / Cubby Bear North
• Apr 19: Dekalb, IL / Otto's
• Apr 20: Appleton, WI / Luna Lounge
• May 19: Maryland Heights, MO / Verizon Wireless Ampitheare

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