Set for release on June 15th, the newest Jonas Brothers album has fans marking their calendars. Unlike the first three, the title of this album is slightly cryptic. In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, Nick referred to it as “A bit of poetry we came up with on the set for the TV show. Lines are something that someone feeds you, whether it’s good or bad. Vines are the things that get in the way of the path that you’re on, and trying times — well, obviously we’re younger guys, but we’re aware of what’s going on in the world and we’re trying to bring some light to it.” According to the brothers, this album is like a journal in songs, recording some of the things that happen to them, both great and horrible.

Lines, Vines and Trying Times is also expected to incorporate a wide variety of musical instruments that hadn’t been previously used in their albums such as horns, harmonicas, and peddle steel guitars. The sound is also going to be a bit different, as the album contains diverse styles of music, like “old school” and “funk”.

“The overall message is its the same old Jonas Brothers, in a sense, but we’re adding more and more music, including different musical instruments that are going to add and build to the sound we already have,” Kevin explained. The brothers tell fans to be ready for more great pop songs as well.
Paranoid, the first single of Lines, Vines and Trying Times, was released to the public on May 8th. While most consider it to have little or no significance in the Jonas Brothers’ real life, some critics speculate that it might be a response to Taylor Swift’s song Forever and Always, about her breakup with boyfriend Nick.

On May 17th, the brothers are embarking on a world tour, with approximately 76 different locations. In between visiting most of the major cities of the U.S., the band will also be giving concerts in England, Brazil, Mexico, Switzerland, France, Spain, and Ireland, to name just a few of the foreign countries included.

Although in these “trying times” the Jonas Brothers aren’t sure of their future, one thing is certain: they will convert new fans wherever they go.