The Format - Boycott Heaven (January 23, 2026) • Page 26

This is a “don’t listen to a goddamn thing until I have the time and space to sit down with my best headphones and listen uninterrupted” album.

In short, I agree. Listening now for the first time.

 

I like this album but it’s completely unexpected.

Definitely does not sound like a traditional Format project, which by no means is a bad thing - just completely kind of threw me for a loop.

Much less poppy, much more…grungey?

Regardless, I’m here for it.

Standouts for me thus far are:

Right Where I Belong
Forever
Holy Roller
No You Don’t
Boycott Heaven

 

To be fair I&L and Dog Problems were two radically different albums.

 

Lola like they might have played a new song at the in store today??? And I mean new... Not on the album

 

Yup, was recorded for the album but didn’t make it. It’s on Reddit

 

Gimme a b-sides EP ASAP

 

Oh it's a Fuck ICE song, awesome

 

I’m hoping for an acoustic/ demo release again at some point

 

The song is called The Bar is Set So Low

 

The band’s interview and performance on World Cafe is pretty great. Nate learned to play guitar from Buckethead!

 

I love how just being bored and learning guitar entirely made Nate do a 180 and fall in love with music again. He is so inspired and I'm here for it.

 

after sitting with this a few times over the weekend I'm ready to take a stand and say...I really like it! bunch of earworms and enjoy the commitment to rocking. my first impression was it sounded more like fun. LP3 but that changed quickly.

 

I’ve got a 5 hour flight today, will dive into this in the air.

 

Just got out of the Long Beach in store, they sounded so good. Only played new songs! Honestly love that they did that, for the real fans! Haha. Depressed, Shot in the Dark, Right Where I Belong, Boycott Heaven, Holy Roller, The Bar is Set So Low

 

Shot in the Dark has been suck in my head for at least a week straight now

 

The only thing I don’t like about “Shot In The Dark” is the pseudo stomp-clap-hey-ho stuff going on in the chorus.

 

sorry if someone has already said this, but that hard panned stereo OOOOH AHHHH TAKE A SHOT IN THE DARK in the chorus should have been shot down. The song is solid otherwise but lord that part sucks.

I need to spend more time with the album overall, only given one full listen so far.

 

This album has some Marianas Trench energy/cheesiness (complimentary)

 

That little elevator music breakdown halfway through Depressed is one of my favorite parts of the album, but I can’t quite pinpoint what other song it reminds me of.

 

ah lighten up; a little stomp clap never hurt nobody

 

Forever is seared into my brain. "Ohhhh I feel that I am not like everyone" (or the variations of that line/melody) has just been playing on a loop nonstop since the first time I heard it

 

Hey!







Ho!

 

the lumineers killed my grandson

 

Title track slaps