Philly quartet The Menzingers reckon with their pain in new single ‘Come on Heartache’, a slowed down rocker with twangy licks, released today. The track features on their recently announced, long awaited seventh album, ‘Some Of It Was True’, which will be released 13th October via Epitaph.
Demonstrating the band’s rich strength in songwriting, ‘Come on Heartache’ personifies the feeling of heartache with vivid imagery as they confront the emotion head on. The song is accompanied by a music video shot at the historic Lynnewood Hall, featuring cinematic shots of the band performing in various gorgeous locations across the property.
The Menzingers have also announced a headline tour of the UK and Europe in Jan / Feb 2024 which will see them play two dates at the iconic Electric Ballroom in London.
Joined by Grammy-nominated producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, The War on Drugs, Waxahatchee), The Menzingers took off to El Paso, Texas to record ‘Some Of It Was True’ 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, which is 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 (vocals, guitar) 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 Menzingers’ 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,” Greg Barnett (vocals, guitar) 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.”
UK & European headline tour:
Wed 24 Jan 2024 Netherlands Amsterdam Melkweg
Thu 25 Jan 2024 Germany Hamburg Gruenspan
Fri 26 Jan 2024 Germany Berlin Columbia Theater
Sat 27 Jan 2024 Austria Vienna Szene
Mon 29 Jan 2024 Germany Munich Backstage Halle
Tue 30 Jan 2024 Germany Cologne Kantine
Wed 31 Jan 2024 France Paris Backstage By The Mill
Fri 2 Feb 2024 UK London Electric Ballroom
Sat 3 Feb 2024 UK London Electric Ballroom
Sun 4 Feb 2024 UK Bristol The Marble Factory
Tue 6 Feb 2024 UK Birmingham O2 Institute 2
Thu 8 Feb 2024 UK Newcastle Northumbria Uni
Fri 9 Feb 2024 UK Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
Sat 10 Feb 2024 UK Manchester Academy
High Fives & Stage Dives 