Smoke Or Fire are set to release their third full length on Fat titled The Speakeasy on November 9th, recorded by Matt Allison at Atlas Studio. A member change welcomes Ryan Parrish (Darkest Hour) who lends his talent on drums; while this recording marks the first time Gwomper (AVAIL) was part of the writing process since he took over stewardship of bass when long time member Ken Gurley left the band. The Speakeasy is a complete album in the truest sense, lacking nothing, while offering varied, yet equally enthralling melodies and music on each of the 13 tracks. Constructed around the cornerstone of the guitar driven, heavy punk rock sound they are known for, this album evolves much further. Innovative melodies are ushered along by clever guitar work as gruff vocals give way at times to a more polished pitch. Catch Smoke or Fire on a wee east coast run and be sure not to miss them at our CMJ showcase on October 23rd! Take a peek at what Joe McMahon had to say about recording The Speakeasy below:
We were so happy to be able to record the new record with Matt Allison in Chicago. Matt is not only a great friend of ours, but really becomes the 5th member of the group when you’re in the studio with him. We were working with a pretty slim time period on this record, and everyone really showed up. Ryan Parrish killed it on drums, and made such great contributions during the writing process. It was also a lot of fun to watch Gwomper record his Bass on the record. He gets so into it, I think he moves around more while he’s recording than he does on stage. The only hitch we ran into was me losing my voice half way through recording vocals. When that happens all you can do is wait until it comes back, and you have no idea how long that’s going to be. It took 6 days before I could start singing again. When the record was finished, Jeremy and I both agreed it was the first time we had left the studio with everything coming out exactly the way we wanted. The songs, the artwork…everything. We couldn’t be happier with this record.
20Apr, 2018
Good Riddance front man Russ Rankin shares some inside info about the band and a host of other subjects over at Hysteria Mag.
19Apr, 2018
The Face To Face / Less Than Jake / Direct Hit tour is in full swing. Don’t sleep on your chance to see this amazing lineup.
18Apr, 2018
Chris and Brendan of The Lawrence Arms recently stopped by Paste to share some fun stories and play a few songs from We Are The Champions Of The World: The Best Of.
16Apr, 2018
The rave reviews continue to flow for Dear Beer.
11Apr, 2018
Check out Strung Out teaming up with Travis Barker at the recent Musink Festival.
04Apr, 2018
Read a new interview with The Lawrence Arms and then catch them live, as their tour starts today!
02Apr, 2018
The Last Gang – Keep Them Counting get a great review in New Noise Magazine. Grab the record here and catch them on tour at Fat Mike’s Punk In Drublic Festival.
30Mar, 2018
Fat Mike’s Camp Punk In Drublic tickets are on sale now! Get em while the gettin is good!
30Mar, 2018
Peep this interview with Ray from Teenage Bottlerocket! Dont miss TBR tonight and tomorrow in Wyoming!
29Mar, 2018
Check out this write up about Direct Hit. Be sure to catch them on the road next month with face to face and Less Than Jake!
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