[4] The Maine were teasing a new album in summer 2014, and then proceeded to announce that they would be writing new material in Heber, Arizona.

[22] In April and May, the group went on a headlining North American tour with support from Real Friends, Knuckle Puck and the Technicolors.

[23] On June 1, a music video for "English Girls" was premiered via MTV[24] which was directed by Daniel Gomes.

[25] Tyler Sharp of Alternative Press said the video features the band members "enduring an interesting night out, which is concluded with an unforeseen twist.

[26] Kirch explained the band wanted the tour to be "a big party and an opportunity" for fans "who can't afford to buy a ticket to come".

[26] In between the dates for the tour, the band performed intimate shows where they played American Candy in full.

Mark Deming of AllMusic rated the album three and a half stars out of five, writing that it is "a polished contemporary pop sound that meshes with the band's strong but tuneful approach, and the lyrics are often thoughtful and frequently witty meditations on relationships, popular culture, and the world around us.

"[9] Annie Zaleski of Alternative Press gave the album four out of five stars and writes: "American Candy is full of the classic-sounding pop-rock they do so well.