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The Menzingers Announce New Album

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  1. Melody Bot

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    The Menzingers will release Some of It Was True on October 13th. Today they’ve shared the new song “Hope is a Dangerous Little Thing” and pre-orders are now up.

    More than 15 years in, treasured Philadelphia punk rockers The Menzingers have cemented a multi-decade reputation as road warriors with an unbeatable catalog. Today they expand their impressive repertoire with the announcement of their seventh studio album, Some Of It Was True, due for release on October 13th via Epitaph Records. Pre-order it HERE 
    
    Vocalist and guitarist Greg Barnett reveals, “Written over the last two and a half years in hotels, backstages, basements, and rehearsal rooms and recorded during a life-changing retreat down south, ‘Some Of It Was True’ is the most realized version of what we set out to do when we started this band 17 years ago—have fun and be ourselves.” 
    
    The band also shares the record’s lead single and accompanying music video, “Hope Is A Dangerous Little Thing” that balances confessional lyrics with an anthemic edge.  
    
    Four years since the release of 2019’s Hello Exile, the Menzingers presented an EP of acoustic reworks (From Exile, 2020) that saw the band “flex their creative muscles and make the most of their time away from each other in quarantine” according to Chorus.FM. Subsequently, Gregor Barnett’s solo record Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave (2022) was praised by Kerrang! for its “clear-eyed songwriting never wavers.” This was around the time when Some Of It Was True started to come together. 
    Joined by Grammy-nominated producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, the War on Drugs, Waxahatchee), the foursome took off to El Paso, Texas to record at the legendary Sonic Ranch. Lending his incredible ear, Cook helped accomplish the daunting task of capturing the Menzingers’ distinctive live energy within the confines of a studio. What results is their most immediate-sounding and energetic record to date, featuring a sound that’s both rich, raw, and complementary to the group’s increasingly prismatic songwriting approach. 
    
    “The Menzingers are as real as it gets,” Cook says on his time in the studio with the band. “I had an absolute blast working with these guys and was moved to tears many times. They are truly dedicated to artistic growth, and to each other, in ways I found both refreshing and beautiful. I am now a lifer.”  
     
    Speaking on the impact that Cook had on the band, Tom May says, “Brad massively changed the way we were approaching the record. We’d talk about music and develop a vocabulary about how to work together, and that made us embrace chasing the feeling instead worrying about locking in things immediately.” 
    
    Lyrically, Some Of It Was True is a showcase for how the band’s songwriting has expanded beyond their own personal experiences, drawing from what’s happening around them and the lives of those who keep this world’s lifeforce pumping. Acknowledging that they’re in a very different place than when they formed in 2008, this album embraces change and it’s definitely for the better. “This record just feels different for us,” Barnett explains. “It’s a really important one in our catalog, and a pivotal moment in our history. We have the liberty of our fans growing with us now, and after writing these lyrical songs about where we are in life, we decided to take other peoples’ stories and make something bigger out of it.” 
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  2. Sherlock Mahomes

    Regular Supporter

    Tracks released sound great. Super excited for this one.
     
  3. artbynickferran

    nickferran.com

    I'm really enjoying the change up in tone these new songs are giving — the production shift fits their songwriting well.

    I get to see them tonight, a happy coincidence with the album announce happening today!
     
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  4. kelseyleigh

    Trusted Supporter

    Enjoyed the song and looking forward to the full album.
     
  5. mrenkens007

    All The Stars and Boulevards Prestigious

    In like flynn. God, I love these guys.
     
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  6. satellitexyears

    Death Touches Us, From the Moment we Begin to Love Supporter

    Snagged the alt cover /250. All my Menzingers lps are all black so I'm stoked to finally jump on a PO from the jump. I am stoked to hear the whole thing!

    I heard that if anyone pre ordered last night to noon today you will receive an email giving you the option to switch to media mail and get a refund on the difference.
     
  7. artbynickferran

    nickferran.com

    That is amazing to hear, that $15+ shipping had me questioning my devotion to this band lol
     
  8. dp619

    Regular

    Both songs are great! This is what i want from my Menzingers :)
     
  9. WadeCastle

    Trusted Supporter

    Same day as new Metric , let’s go!! \m/
     
  10. Former Planets

    Aaaachem!

    I need some more Tom. And I feel like Greg’s throatiness is a bit forced on these two.
     
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  11. CMilliken

    Trusted

    Easy preorder. They’re always consistent.
     
  12. WadeCastle

    Trusted Supporter

    noticed bad actors wasn't grouped with the new song on spotify just there's no place in this world for me, guess it didn't make the cut
     
  13. Iain

    Regular

    Absolutely buzzing for this album.

    A bit surprised they don't have a UK store/Record shop doing a pre-order for it. Euro store is wanting £13 postage which is bananas.
     
  14. somethingliketj

    And that's why you always leave a note.

    Can confirm, it did not.
     
  15. 333 GANG

    Trusted

    I believe Bad Actors was written during the Hello Exile sessions, so it’s pretty old at this point
     
  16. notbrokejustbent

    Newbie

    That's a bummer because Bad Actors is such a banger.
     
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  17. WadeCastle

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  18. AlwaysEvolving21

    Trusted Supporter

    One of my favorite bands from the last ten years. Hello Exile really means a lot to me so I’m excited to hear what’s next. The two new songs are great.
     
  19. PissinintheWind

    Not Miserable Now

    Try being from Australia. Postage is usually more than the cost of the record. It is ridiculous
     
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  20. Sherlock Mahomes

    Regular Supporter

    Idk why but him singing “Anywhere else” and “understand” in there’s no place in this world for me is sooooooo ear wormy