Army of Freshmen is an independent 6 piece pop punk band based out of Ventura, California that has played over 1,000 shows in 42 states and 10 countries and are widely known as the co-founders of the annual Get Happy Tour, along with Bowling for Soup. In April of 2008, Army of Freshmen announced that recording was complete on their fourth album, 'Above the Atmosphere'. The 10 song record was recorded in Los Angeles during February and March of 2008 and was released on June 2nd for internet pre-order and became available at all the shows of the UK tour. It was again produced by Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with the band on their 'Under the Radar' LP. The band’s website and You Tube channel posted several photo and video blogs during the recording. In early June 2008, Army of Freshmen toured the UK in support of this record. It was their first headlining tour of the UK, in contrast to their previous tours as part of the Get Happy Tour and Good To Go Tour packages. The tour support consisted of small local bands within the area near the venue supporting the band for the one show. The tour also included a well received appearance at the Download Festival. The new album can be purchased from the band and also is available from iTunes and other digital retailers. http://www.myspace.com/armyoffreshmen