in march and april 2014, the group supported the wonder years on their north american headlining tour. on may 1, real friends announced their debut album, "maybe this place is the same and we're just changing". the title is about change that is experienced when one leaves and returns home. fasel said the group were "beyond excited" to unveil the album to their fans. lambton said it's down to the listener "what this album means to you. [...] we took a lot of time putting together an album that we believe is a solid and progressive effort, and i hope that shines through". following this, the band went on a tour of the uk and europe in may alongside modern baseball and you blew it!. on may 7, a music video was released for "loose ends", it features chris roetter of like moths to flames. it was also released as a free download. the song was released as a single on may 20. the music video was filmed by jered scott of several guys and edited by ken wilcox of twisted iris. "sixteen" was released as a single on june 10. the song was also made available for streaming and a lyric video was released the same day. the band played on the 2014 edition of warped tour. "i don't love you anymore" was made available for streaming on june 30 via the a.v. club and released as a single on july 1. a music video was released for the song on july 16, it was directed by eric teti.