In April, the group are set to go on a headlining tour in Australia and New Zealand with support from Chase Atlantic, Lower Than Atlantis and the Faim.
In January and February 2018, the group are set to go on a headlining US tour with support from Set It Off and The Gospel Youth. Guitarist Nick Martin didn't join the band on the tour due to a family emergency. In December, the group went on a tour of the US. On September 18, a music video was released for "Legends", which consisted of fan-submitted footage. Following a premier on Beats 1, "Trouble" was made available for streaming on September 5. Between August and October, the group embarked on the Gossip tour with support from the White Noise, Palaye Royale and Chase Atlantic. On August 25, "Cheers" was made available for streaming. On August 3, "Empire to Ashes" was made available for streaming. It was revealed on the same day that "Legends" will be used as Team USA's official anthem for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Korea. "Legends" was released as a single on July 14, accompanied with its music video. In addition, a lyric video was released for "Legends". On July 13, Gossip was announced for release in September.
On July 6, 2017, the group teased the word "gossip". That's basically the idea behind the song." I was thinking about everything we've been through as a band and the road that we’re trying to travel – and everything that you want to try to do in your life simply as a human being – the lyric, 'We could be legends after all' is something that makes a lot of sense because nothing's guaranteed in life but if you put forth the work and the effort and you try as hard as you can and you follow your dreams then maybe you can make something really awesome happen with your life. "We started coming up with the music and it had such an epic sound to it. "Legends is one of the first songs that clicked when we started writing this record," recalls Quinn. In an interview with radio station 106.7 KROQ, Kellin Quinn spoke about the album's recording sessions.
Now, this chapter kicks off with a bang on the call-to-arms single “Legends.Instrumentally, Sleeping with Sirens have strived toward a more pop-influenced sound and have departed from their post-hardcore style seen in the band's previous studio albums. They’ve graced the main stages of Warped Tour, Reading & Leeds, and more in addition to Kellin duetting with Pierce The Veil on the gold-certified “King For A Day.” After a whirlwind 2016, the guys hunkered down in January 2017 and commenced work on what would become Gossip for the next six months with producer David Bendeth. ” Along the way, Alternative Press named them 2014 “Artist of the Year” at the Alternative Press Music Awards, awarded “Kick Me” the 2015 “Song of the Year”, and touted them on its cover six times. 2013’s Feel bowed at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and boasted a standout collaboration with MGK entitled “Alone.” Its 2015 follow-up Madness went Top 15 and earned unanimous acclaim with The New York Times praising how it, “blends tender and anguished in equal measure. Along the way, Sleeping With Sirens’ delicate one-two punch of towering melodies and tight musicality galvanized a diehard fan base dubbed “Strays” as they sold a staggering total of 1.5 million albums worldwide. When it comes to alternative music, the boys have quietly pushed the envelope since the release of their 2010 debut, With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear. At its heart, the record reflects not only creative progression, but personal as well. Through taking quantum sonic leaps, the quintet-Kellin Quinn, Jack Fowler, Nick Martin, Justin Hills, and Gabe Barham -reach the artistic heights they began angling for nearly 10 years ago, while amplifying musical hallmarks such as soaring and soul-striking vocals, wildly catchy riffing, and intricate beats. Risk catalyzes Sleeping With Sirens on their fifth full-length and first for Warner Bros.