The Format - Boycott Heaven (January 23, 2026) • Page 19

I can't wait. overplayed Holy Roller but have held strong not listening to the others.

 

At the listening party
Holy shit this album rips so far.

a damn good follow up 20 years later.

 

Out of all the songs released so far - is there one that you think the rest of the album sounds more like?

 

honestly I would say the title track. There a lot of distorted guitar/ crunchiness on a chunk of tracks but it still has a classic Format feel. I liked the singles, but as a whole the album really clicks

 

I was realllllly hoping you would say that because Boycott Heaven has been my favorite track they've released. I saw them in LA at the Hollywood Forever and was blown away when they played it during their encore.

 

I don’t wanna spoil too much but I will say the intro to the album gave me chills

 

Went to the listening party here in KC. Overall, I’d say it’s a pretty big and heavy album. Like, the very poppy, “She Doesn’t Get It” Format is largely not here. It’s very crunchy and made for an arena.

Nate does some incredible vocal work and it feels like he’s really trying to shake off whatever heaviness has been weighing on him over the past decade. My first impressions were it was pretty good stuff.

 

Would you say that some of the best songs on the album have not been released yet

 

I’d say absolutely

 

I really liked what I heard, but it didn’t totally stick with me because I was dealing with some stomach issues at the time (not a comment on their quality). I just remember thinking they making some wild choices (complimentary) with some of the songs, which would explain why they weren’t part of the pre-released songs.

 

There are some songs where Nate is going for it so hard vocally that I thought I don’t know how he’s gonna pull this off on a big ass tour.

 

There’s some really dark lyrics on some songs , and I heard a few screams from Nate (not full on metal lmao) That took me by surprise


Depressed is an ear worm. It’s been stuck in my head since I left

 

Nate is king of killer intro tracks, I'm excited

 

Very sad I wasn’t able to make it to my local listening party yesterday because of the snow. Can’t wait to hear this

 

Y'all have me so amped! I'm stoked that I stop listening to anything after A Shot In The Dark. That song HOOKED me and I still listen to it daily, he is absolutely showing off with his vocals and I'm all about it. I gotta take my dad to the airport on Friday so I'm gonna jam out on the way home.

 

I'm hopefully going to the Shuga listening party in Chicago tonight

 

Went, had a good time. Excited to spend some real time with the record when it comes out. "No You Don't" is a big highlight.

 

Listening party on their bandcamp Wednesday 9pm EST

 

On Your Porch almost makes me cry every time now, I mean come on.... This part feels so much bigger now

So now here I sit, in a hotel off of Sunset
My thoughts bounce off of Sam's guitar
And that's the way its been
Ever since we were kids but now
Now we've got something to prove

 

30 something hours is nothing compared to 20 years but goddamn i am dying to hear this lol

 

I love how Nate still gets old Format references in the new songs.

 

also, how does a listening party work when it comes to bandcamp? do they make it available to stream for a certain amount of time?

 

It’s a live stream with a chat room

 

oh cool. i didn't realize bandcamp had that ability

 

It says Sam will be in the chat too