The Menzingers Announce Seventh Studio Album 'Some Of It Was True'
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Danielle Dubois
The Menzingers have announced their seventh studio album.
The follow-up to 2019's 'Hello Exile' is titled 'Some Of It Was True' and will arrive on October 13 via Epitaph Records. Guitarist and vocalist Gregor Barnett commented:
"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."
Produced by Brad Cook and recorded in El Paso at Sonic Ranch, it'll include the newly shared song Hope Is A Dangerous Little Thing, which retains the more Americana-leaning sound heard on their recent single and the record's opening track, There's No Place In This World For Me. Rife with imagery and rich storytelling lyrics, it also offers that trademark anthemic, straight-from-the heart Menzingers touch.
Commenting on his time with the band, Cook said: "The Menzingers are as real as it gets. 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."
"Brad massively changed the way we were approaching the record," added guitarist-vocalist Tom May. "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."
"This record just feels different for us. It’s a really important one in our catalog, and a pivotal moment in our history," concluded Barnett. "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."
The four-piece are currently on the road in the United States and will support the record with a 29-date North American tour in November and December. Support will come from Microwave, Cloud Nothings, and Rodeo Boys.
'Some Of It Was True' tracklist:
1. Hope is a Dangerous Little Thing
2. There's No Place in This World for Me
3. Nobody Stays
4. Some of It Was True
5. Try
6. Come on Heartache
7. Ultraviolet
8. Take It to Heart
9. Love at the End
10. Alone in Dublin
11. High Low
12. I Didn't Miss You (Until You Were Gone)
13. Running in the Roar of the Wind
The Menzingers Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue August 15 2023 - FORT WAYNE Indiana - Piere's Entertainment Center (USA)
Wed August 16 2023 - MADISON Wisconsin - Majestic Theatre Madison (USA)
Thu August 17 2023 - BLOOMINGTON Illinois - Castle Theatre (USA)
Fri August 18 2023 - KNOXVILLE Tennessee - Mill and Mine (USA)
Sun August 20 2023 - PENSACOLA Florida - Vinyl Music Hall (USA)
Tue August 22 2023 - JACKSONVILLE Florida - Underbelly Jacksonville (USA)
Wed August 23 2023 - COLUMBIA South Carolina - Senate (USA)
Thu August 24 2023 - ASHEVILLE North Carolina - Salvage Station (USA)
Sat August 26 2023 - STROUDSBURG Pennsylvania - Sherman Theater (USA)
Thu November 09 2023 - ROCHESTER New York - Water Street Music Hall (USA)
Fri November 10 2023 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Roadrunner Boston (USA)
Sat November 11 2023 - FOREST HILLS New York - Knockdown Center (USA)
Sun November 12 2023 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Franklin Music Hall (USA)
Tue November 14 2023 - ATLANTA Georgia - Heaven Stage at Masquerade Music Park - Complex (USA)
Wed November 15 2023 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Marathon Music Works (USA)
Thu November 16 2023 - CINCINNATI Ohio - Bogarts (USA)
Fri November 17 2023 - RICHMOND Virginia - National Richmond (USA)
Sat November 18 2023 - SILVER SPRING Maryland - Fillmore Silver Spring (USA)
Sun November 19 2023 - MCKEES ROCKS Pennsylvania - Roxian Theatre (USA)
Fri November 24 2023 - COLUMBUS Ohio - Athenaeum Theatre at the Columbus Athenaeum (USA)
Sat November 25 2023 - CHICAGO Illinois - Salt Shed (USA)
Sun November 26 2023 - ST LOUIS Missouri - Pageant (USA)
Tue November 28 2023 - DALLAS Texas - South Side Music Hall (USA)
Wed November 29 2023 - AUSTIN Texas - Far Out Lounge & Stage (USA)
Fri December 01 2023 - MESA - Nile Theater (USA)
Sat December 02 2023 - SAN DIEGO California - Observatory North Park (USA)
Sun December 03 2023 - LOS ANGELES California - Belasco (USA)
Tue December 05 2023 - BERKELEY California - UC Theatre (USA)
Wed December 06 2023 - PORTLAND Oregon - Revolution Hall Portland (USA)
Thu December 07 2023 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox SoDo (USA)
Fri December 08 2023 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Harbour Event Centre (Canada)
Sat December 09 2023 - EUGENE Oregon - Mcdonald Theatre (USA)
Sun December 10 2023 - SACRAMENTO California - Ace of Spades (USA)
Tue December 12 2023 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Grand at Complex SLC - Complex (USA)
Wed December 13 2023 - DENVER Colorado - Mission Ballroom (USA)
Thu December 14 2023 - LAWRENCE Kansas - Liberty Hall (USA)
Sat December 16 2023 - ROYAL OAK Michigan - Royal Oak Music Theatre (USA)
Sun December 17 2023 - TORONTO - Danforth Music Hall (USA)
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