Knuckle Puck have announced a new album, Losing What We Love, arriving Oct. 20 via Pure Noise (preorder). The band say that the record, and especially new single “The Tower,” take on a darker tone than Knuckle Puck fans may be used to hearing.
“For a long time, we felt a responsibility to have this overwhelming hopefulness to our lyrics,” guitarist and co-lead singer Nick Casasanto says. “This time around, we started writing more honestly with less intent to sound cool or hopeful. It feels like we’re in a bit of a losing battle with the state of the world, but in the past, we’d say, ‘Oh, but it’s all OK!’ Now we’re saying, ‘No, we should be panicking.’ This record feels like more of an expression than a motivational speech.”
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“‘The Tower’ is a song about welcoming the inevitability of death, destruction, and chaos,” the band add. “The world is bleak right now, and this song is a reflection of that. It shows a darker side of our band than what we have let people see in recent years, which was a big reason for choosing it as a single.”
Get a taste of this darker Knuckle Puck by listening to “The Tower” and watching the video below. The album also includes “Groundhog Day,” which came out last fall, and you can stream that below, too.
Knuckle Puck and Real Friends are doing a co-headlining tour this fall with support from One Step Closer and Arm’s Length. See the dates below.
Losing What We Love tracklist
1. “A New Beginning”
2. “The Tower”
3. “October”
4. “You & I”
5. “Losing What We Love”
6. “Groundhog’s Day”
7. “Act Accordingly”
8. “Out Of Touch”
9. “Worlds Apart”
10. “Better Late”
11. “Fool”
Knuckle Puck tour dates
Festivals:
Fri Sept 22 Birmingham, Al Furnace Fest
Sat Oct 21 Las Vagas, NV When We Were Young Festival
Sun Oct 22 Las Vagas, NV When We Were Young Festival
With Real Friends, One Step Closer, Arm’s Length:
Thu Nov 9 Cleveland, OH Roxy
Fri Nov 10 Detroit, MI St Andrews
Sat Nov 11 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Tue Nov 14 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Wed Nov 15 Columbia, MO Blue Note
Thu Nov 16 Witchita, KS The Wave
Fri Nov 17 Denver, CO Summit
Sun Nov 19 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Boise
Mon Nov 20 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane
Tue Nov 21 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw
Fri Nov 24 Sacramento, CA Goldfield Roseville
Sat Nov 25 Riverside, CA Riversice Municapal
Sun Nov 26 Los Angeles, CA Regent
Mon Nov 27 Tuscon, AZ Rialto
Wed Nov 29 Dallas, TX Studio
Thu Nov 30 Houston, TX White Oak
Sat Dec 2 West Palm Beach, FL Revolution
Sun Dec 3 Orlando, FL Level 13
Mon Dec 4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Tue Dec 5 Raleigh, NC Lincoln
Thu Dec 7 Baltimore, MD Soundstage
Fri Dec 8 Philadelphia, PA TLA
Sat Dec 9 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sun Dec 10 Boston, MA BNL
Tue Dec 12 Harrisburg, PA HMAC
Wed Dec 13 Toronto, ON Opera
Thu Dec 14 Pittsburgh, PA Mr Smalls
Fri Dec 15 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
