All Systems Go – “Everything Going Well Is A Bad Thing, Right?”

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The new lead single from NJ pop-punk band, All Systems Go, comes from their recently announced EP Finding Closure, and is a solid slab of heartfelt punk rock filled with great guitar breakdowns and passionate vocal performances. “Everything Going Well is a Bad Thing, Right?” was produced by Gary Cioni (Crime in Stereo, Hot Mulligan) and mastered by Mike Kalajian (New Found Glory, Senses Fail), and All Systems Go have really developed a professional and poised sound on this track. Guitarist and vocalist Matt Pezza shared, “This song is about how poor communication leads to people being on different wavelengths. In context, the ‘remember me when you’re famous’ line is essentially a substitute phrase for communicating ‘this isn’t going to work out’. But no one knows that until it’s actually stated a couple lines later. There’s a reason why people always say ‘communication is key’ – not just in dating but in working relationships, friendships, etc. It’s always better to be direct; mean what you say and say what you mean.” The song is reminiscent of the starry-eyed pop-punk of The Starting Line, paired with the complex guitar parts of Four Year Strong, and put on blend with a bit of the band’s own flavor.

The track opens with the line of, “‘Remember me when you’re famous,’ she said / With a dreamy look in her eye / At 4:00 AM with both of ours open eye wide,” as Pezza explains the state of a relationship that has quickly dissolved. The softly strummed guitars in the opening bars bleeds away into a wall of sound from the four-piece band that rapidly finds their footing on the song. The track is largely built around the hooky opening chorus that tells a story each time it is sung, and showcases what is to come from All Systems Go. If the rest of Finding Closure is as good as this track, we’re all certainly in for a treat on February 19th.

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