PropertyOfZack was lucky enough to be given the chance to interview Nick from Runner Runner last week. Nick could not have been more kind with his answers and stories. Read up to find out about their upcoming full-length, a brand new music video, and a lying ex!

For the record, could you state your name and role in Runner Runner?
Yo, what’s up? My name is Nick, I play guitar in Runner Runner.

You guys have been out on tour for a few weeks now and have another 10 or so days to go. How’s it been?
It’s been awesome on tour. We just finished up the record, which will be out in September and now we are out on the road playing some shows with Cartel. We have been hitting up some radio stations and performing “So Obvious” for the radio and playing club shows at night. And we have another month of that and then we go on tour with Secondhand Serenade all summer long.

So yeah, you had been playing with Amber Pacific and now you’re playing with Cartel, must be pretty excited for that, right?
Yeah, it’s awesome. It just feels good to be back on the road and to be playing live shows and getting in front of some people. It just feels good to be out of the studio and to be done with the record.

Do you like getting out in front of crowds that may not know Runner Runner to try to get a chance to win over news fans?
Absolutely. We love any opportunity to play for anyone we can.

Runner Runner, in the past, has opened up for a long list of pretty well known bands including All Time Low, Angels & Airwaves, and now Cartel. Do you ever get nervous for shows opening up for such large bands?
That’s a good question. No, at this point we love what we do and we’re all very excited for the record. So if it’s any kind of nervous it’s like excited nervous energy. We’re just so fired up to show the world our songs. We can’t wait for everyone to hear. So any chance we can get in a room full of people we just kind of want to like just blow up the spot and let everyone know about Runner Runner. We want to put on a show. We want people to watch us and be like “Who are these guys?” or if they already know who we are, “This was awesome, again.” We’re always just trying to put on a great show and just kill it.

When you guys do go out this summer with Secondhand should we expect you to play some more new songs?
Yeah, absolutely. We’ve been playing the song “Hate The Way” and of course we’ll be playing “So Obvious”. We’ll be playing a new song called “Falling” and we’ll also be playing a new song called “Life After You”. So expect to see some new songs this summer and some new tricks, and treats. Trick or treat, Halloween, in the summer time.
POZ: Nothing’s better than that!
Nick: That’s right.

The band just shot a music video a week or so ago for “So Obvious”. I hear you guys filmed it at a cool place too.
Yes, the video was awesome. It’s gonna be really funny. We had a really good time. I actually had to dive right into some acting. I felt pretty out of my element, to be totally honest with you. It was a lot of fun and the director, Travis; he was a really cool guy. But as far as the acting scene goes, I was definitely like laughing at myself over and over again. My scene…pretty much the idea of the video is that there’s a party scene and everyone’s on their cell phones and not really paying attention to Runner Runner or to each other. They’re just kind of caught up in their cell phone world and Ryan jams the signal and everyone starts to watch us play and have a good time and starts to party. So, my scene I’m kind of like Stiffler, the dude in American Pie. Not Stiffler…the guy who like seduces Stiffler’s mom. I’m like in this ridiculous Hugh Heffner robe just like trying to get this girl to pay attention to me in one of the bedrooms of the party and it’s not working out so well. Finally, when Ryan jams the signal this girl ends up pushing me in the shower and making out with me. It was…interesting.
POZ: When should we expect to see that released?
Nick: Hopefully the video should be out sometime this summer. I’m not sure of an exact date. I’d say hopefully within the next month. Actually, the single, “So Obvious”, officially comes out June 15^th, so I’m gonna say hopefully around then the video drops.

When did you guys start the writing and recording process for the new record?
It’s funny you ask that because we started writing for this album pretty much when we started the band. “See You Around” was one of the first songs we wrote. It’s pretty cool how we can form our band and still bring some of the songs that we made in the very beginning to everyone at this point when we have the record ready to go.

Was it fun being in the studio for an extended period of time to record a full-length?
Oh yes, I love being in the studio. We always have a good time, there’s a really good vibe working with Dave Darling. He had a really good attitude in the studio and that kind of helped to bring out the best in everyone as far as musicianship and just a good mentality day-to-day, which is really important. You know, you’ve got to have a good vibe when you’re making a record. You can’t be uncertain or not having fun. All that stuff really comes out on the songs, so you just have to have a really great time and let it ride.

Runner Runner just recently signed to Capitol records and David Letterman’s label. What kind of a feeling is that?
It was awesome. The minute we signed the contract we got picked up in a G5 and there were Playboy Bunnies everywhere and basically they flew us to Dubai and stayed at a six star hotel and David Letterman was doing handstands down the hallway the whole time. No, I’m just kidding man. It’s awesome, we’re very lucky, and we feel very fortunate for this opportunity. We were able to hook up with the David Letterman label through our management, which is part of David Letterman’s production company. Through our management we were also able to get hooked up with Capitol and EMI and it feels great to have a team that believes in the band. We just couldn’t be more excited for the position we’re in.

What song are you most proud of on the album?
That’s a good question. I really like “See You Around”, honestly, the first song we wrote. It’s a funny story. So this girl that I dated around when the song was written…I totally fell for this girl, we met on Warped tour a couple years back. She was working on the tour. I thought she was a very nice girl and I started to really fall for her and then I came to find out from another friend that was on the tour told me that his girl was living another life. Like behind my back, partying, doing drugs, hooking up with other bands and I was just so bummed about the situation. I mean, there were a lot of red flags when I should have known better. This girl, her favorite book was The Dirt, the autobiography of Motley Crue. So we originally called it “The Motley Crue Biography Is My Bible”, but we had to change it to “See You Around” because it made more sense. I found out also that she was from Huntington Beach, where I live. So I decided to kind of be nice to saying goodbye to her, even though we both live in the same town I really don’t want to see you again after you’ve gotten tied up and whipped by other bands and are doing drugs behind my back.
POZ: Yeah, you might want to stay clear…
Nick: Yeah, you might want to stay away from her. So “See You Around” was born. Another song choice is “So Obvious”. We’re stoked that’s our first single. It’s awesome how people are reacting to the song.

So you said we should expect to se the record released in September?
Yes, September 28^th.

Runner Runner are putting out a full-length album, just signed to a major label, are on tour with Cartel, and you have summer touring. After the record drops in September will we be seeing some more tour announcements?
Absolutely. We’re going to tour the rest of the year. We will definitely be letting you know very soon about the fall and winter plans. Also, we’re giving away out single for free right now at helprunnerrunner.com. So we’d love for everyone to go check that out and give us a download and play “So Obvious” as loud as you can with all your friends.