In January 2015 Hit the Lights announced the title and release date for the album. A few days later, they premiered the first track off the album, "Fucked Up Kids," along with the track listing. Leading up to its release, the band premiered more songs including "The Real" and "No Filter" to build anticipation. The band announced on Twitter that they "wrote Invicta because we wanted to push ourselves. We wrote Summer Bones because we wanted to rip shit. We stand by both."
Summer Bones premiered on the
Glamour Kills website on March 18, 2015. The music video for "Life on the Bottom" premiered on
ESPN.com on April 9, 2015. In July and August, the group supported
State Champs on the Shot Boys of Summer Tour with
Tiny Moving Parts,
Let It Happen, and
Northbound. On March 9, 2016, a music video for "No Filter" was released on YouTube. The single has since been streamed over 3 million times. In October 2016, the group supported
Simple Plan on their tour of Canada. In October and November, the group supported
Good Charlotte on their headlining US tour. Acoustic versions of "Blasphemy, Myself and I," "Fucked Up Kids," and "Summer Bones" were released on the band's 2016 EP
Just to Get Through to You. ==Reception==