Grammy winning songwriter, Creed frontman, and platinum-certified solo artist, Scott Stapp, will release his new album, The Space Between The Shadows, on July 19th via Napalm Records. Pre-order the album here, and get two instant grat tracks - “Purpose For Pain” and “Name” - with two more to come - “Face Of The Sun” (5/31), and “Gone Too Soon” (7/12).

The Space Between The Shadows is powered by Stapp’s introspective lyrics and his pitch perfect delivery that has consistently brought anthems of gratitude and optimism to music’s darker side.

Lead single, and first IG track, “Purpose For Pain,” is now one of the most-added at rock radio in the US and internationally, has stormed playlists like Spotify’s Rock Hard list, and been bolstered by its video. In it, we see the underlying contributors of, and the fight against, addiction and depression through the eyes of a child who escapes an abusive home, begins a solitary journey, tries to avoid chemical “solutions” for his pain, finds a battered-but-still-standing safe place where he wages an intense personal fight, and finally finds his way to an elevated, clear view of the all the possibilities ahead.

“This album comes at a time where I have empathy, instead of anger, for what the ‘boy’ in the video went through. My heart will always ache for him but as a man who’s had successes, failures, four children, and a lot of support, I now identify with the boy in the last frame who sees infinite possibilities on the horizon and he finally trusts that he never really walks alone. The album cover is related to that concept – a boy journeys within and emerges a man with stories to tell and lessons to share.”

The 2nd IG track, “Name”, is a chill-inducing promise to Scott’s children. Available today via the album pre-order, the song has already been heard by select fans during radio visits where each performance is met with pin-drop silence and standing ovations for lyrics like:

“I am a son without a father. He gave his name and walked away.
I am a man, now a father. And I swear my son will never know that pain.
I was a child, I was abandoned. Too young to fight to have a say.
Oh God what seemed so heavy handed. Made me the man I am today.
It’s so hard to forgive. Even harder to forget.”

“Name” also gives the album its title, as Stapp vows to make his hard-learned lessons count:
“I will...I will... be the space between the shadows.
I will...I will... be the light inside the sorrow.”

The Space Between The Shadows was co-produced by Scott Stevens and Marti Frederiksen, with additional production on “Purpose For Pain” by Kevin "Thrasher" Gruft. The album was recorded at Sienna Studios and Poppy Studios in Nashville, TN and The Cabin in Los Angeles. It was mixed by Chris Baseford and mastered by Howie Weinberg and features ten original songs and two original bonus tracks.

Tracklisting:

“World I Used To Know”
“Name”
“Purpose For Pain”
“Heaven In Me”
“Survivor”
“Wake Up Call”
“Face of the Sun”
“Red Clouds”
“Gone Too Soon”
“Ready To Love”

Bonus tracks:

“Last Hallelujah”
“Mary Crying”
 
“Purpose For Pain” visualizer:

The Space Between The Shadows tour dates:

June
20 - Oshkosh, WI - Waterfest Concert Series
21 - New Buffalo, MI - Four Winds Casino Resort - Silver Creek Event Center (on sale March 29)
22 - St. Charles, IL - The Arcada Theatre
27 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall
28 - Toledo, OH - Civic Music Hall
29 - Boardman, OH - Ribs-N-Rock Festival

July
2 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads
6 - Jefferson, IA - Wild Rose Casino
10 - San Antonio, TX - The Aztec Theater
12 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
13 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
14 - Oklahoma City - Tower Theatre
17 - Rocky Mount, VA - Harvester Performance Center
19 - Stroudsburg, PA - Pocono Event Center
20 - Millville, NJ - Levoy Theater
21 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
24 - Salisbury, MA - Blue Ocean Music Hall
25 - New York City - Sony Hall
27 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
28 - Virginia Beach, VA - Boathouse
30 - Greensburg, PA - The Palace Theatre

August
2 - Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre (on sale March 29)
3 - Portland, ME - Aura
8 - Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
31 - Lake Andes, SD - Fort Randall Casino

(Photo - Sebastian Smith)