Bomb the Music Industry! have announced their new album, Vacation. It'll be available July 26th free online and on CD/Vinyl via Really Records and Ernest Jenning Record Co. You can check out the new song, "Vocal Coach," by heading HERE. You can catch Bomb the Music Industry! with Cheap Girls this Summer. Hit the jump for dates and details on Vacation.
Thematically, the band have been moving away from the dark introspection of their past material, with Rosenstock penning many of Vacation's songs while on a free vacation in Belize, hanging out on the beach and, for once, writing songs from a positive, grounded headspace. The optimistic tone of the record suits the band's loose, fun style, and as a result, Vacation has the very real feeling of a band coming in to their own, discovering what they do best and truly being comfortable in their own skin.
Recorded by Rosenstock and guitarist Tom Malinowski at their homespun recording spaces, the record also features contributions from across the country, with friends in bands like Fake Problems, Bayside, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Good Luck adding to tracks from their own homes, or when they would tour into BTMI!'s homebase of New York City. It's easily the biggest and best sounding record of the band's career, and marks the first time they've enlisted someone outside the band to mix and master, ensuring the final product is seriously massive.
Tour Dates with Cheap Girls:
Jun 25 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Jun 26 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY
Jun 27 Valentine's Albany, NY
Jun 28 Middle East Upstairs Boston, MA
Jun 29 Toad's Place Upstairs (Lily's Pad) New Haven, CT
Jun 30 Absury Lanes Asbury Park, NJ
Jul 01 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA
Jul 02 St. Steven's Church Washington, DC
Jul 03 Europa Brooklyn, NY
