Jimmy Eat World Band • Page 647

@Jason Tate every time speculation begins

 

he’s on this thread, quietly observing, invoking his Jason Spectate

 

Integrity Blues is good. CTL is good. Jimmy Eat World is good.

 

Great even.

 

In a podcast interview Zach did a few months ago he said there would be a release this year but not new music. So maybe this is it?

My delusional hope was that it could be a proper release of some of the early 7 inch/EP songs, which would’ve perfectly coincided with their BFF set. (Unfortunately I don’t work for the band because it would’ve been a great way to capitalize on that moment.)

 

Oh also, this was pages ago at this point, but I also never really connected with Drugs or Me. But I heard the demo version recently and sort of came around to it. The instrumentation is very different and cuts through some of the (possibly excessive) earnestness for me.

But earnestness is a core trait of this band so I shouldn’t expect anything less from them.

 

I’m not super big on the track as a standalone, but damn, the way it comes in after Pain makes it absolutely perfect to me. The two are phenomenal companion pieces

 

it works on the album. if i had my way shame would be there instead but hey why not both

 

The number of people who don't overwhelmingly like Drugs Or Me is super depressing to me.

 

Wrong band

 

Drugs or Me is an overall very good song, but it’s the weakest in the album for me. I know the band has always had earnest, heart on your sleeve lyircs, but the line “keep my heart somewhere drugs don’t go” always strikes me as too far on the corny side.

 

Failure is out in NZ!

 

failure is good! wish it were a little longer, but glad to have something new from them.

 

did people know about this???

 

But there's been no official announcement or tease that I'm aware of.

 

I have seen many people I know throw their lives away because of drugs. Drugs Or Me will always be one of my favorite JEW songs.

 

wow, I thought I was following the thread too, but I completely missed that

 

damn, I've played that quick preview from New Zealand iTunes like 12 times

I can't wait to listen to the whole song tomorrow

 

WAITWAITWAIT

We getting new Jimmy!? Album!?

 

We don't know. This was from the Surviving sessions. It could be for anything.

 

it's a cool crunchy rock song, a bit on the short side imo