The rapid rise of Brisbane sextet The Amity Affliction is certainly taking Australia by surprise having recently hit the touring circuit multiple times on and off home soil, the tour-hardened group are ready to unveil their second offering. Already having given fans the first taste of their US recording sessions with super-producer Machine and announcing yet another tour in July with Misery Signals, Confession and Flood Of Red.

The new track "I Hate Hartley"  is now up on their MySpace page. The song is the first to be lifted from the upcoming album Youngbloods, which is due in-stores June 18th through Boomtown/Shock. Check it out here for what will surely be a local band to hype over in 2010.