WYWA: Sum 41 And Rage Against The Machine, Wednesday 13, St. Vincent, And More
Somehow, we’re at the end of March. How did we speedrun through the month? Either way, we’re ending the month with new music from Wednesday 13 and St. Vincent, plus tours you don’t want to miss, and Sum 41’s take on Rage Against the Machine. All this and more in this week’s edition of While You Were Away.
The All-American Rejects confirm new album is coming this year
The All-American Rejects have confirmed they will return with a new album this year. The band broke the news on social media, where they also announced their new single “Sandbox” will be released on April 24th.
In a recent interview with PAPER, frontman Tyson Ritter revealed how the band reconnected to make their first album since 2012’s Kids In The Street.
“That’s exciting,” he said. “I think I said in an interview, people don’t really want a new All-American Rejects record. People want their time capsule and want to jump into it and feel like they smell CK One and it makes them feel young. But the question I pose is, ‘What if we can say something now? What if we can actually resonate?’”
“People say they want new music from certain bands, but they don’t necessarily want stuff that sounds exactly like the stuff we already gave them and nostalgic feels… they already have that,” agreed guitarist Nick Wheeler. “If we’re going to do something, we’re going to do something different that hopefully resonates with them, as well as a new audience.”
See the official announcement below.
Sum 41 cover Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Sleep Now in the Fire’
Sum 41 have released their cover of Rage Against the Machine‘s “Sleep Now in the Fire” as a Spotify single, along with an acoustic rendition of “Landmines” from their final album Heaven :x: Hell.
“Recording these Spotify Singles has been an incredible way to celebrate with our fans around the world,” stated the band. “We’re so grateful for their support and excited to share this special session with everyone. Huge thanks to Spotify for making this experience possible.”
Though the studio version of the cover has just been released, Sum 41 have performed the song several times in concert, including at France’s Hellfest Open Air 2023.
Listen to the song below.
Wednesday 13 released haunting new single ‘In Misery’
Wednesday 13 has shared his new single “In Misery” taken from his forthcoming album, Mid Death Crisis, out April 25th via Napalm Records.
The song is the opposite of a love song. The track finds the Duke of Spook confessing that he hates being in an ill-fated relationship.
“There are too many love songs out there about people confessing their love to one another. I wanted to do the exact opposite, and confess the misery of being in a bad relationship. Hopelessly, madly in misery with someone. I see it every day, people miserable together. I see it almost as much as I see people happily together. Some people enjoy misery, and this song is about enjoying that misery as much as someone in love.”
Watch the Vincente Cordero-directed video below. Pre-order Mid Death Crisis here.
St. Vincent shares new single ‘DOA’ from A24’s ‘Death Of A Unicorn’
St. Vincent has released her single “DOA” for A24’s upcoming horror-comedy Death Of A Unicorn, out Friday, April 4th.
Her first new material since last year’s All Born Screaming, sees the singer/songwriter writing, recording, and performing everything in the song herself. Listen to the track below.
Death Of A Unicorn stars Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, and Richard E. Grant. A synopsis reads: “A father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss (Richard E. Grant) seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.”
Watch the trailer below.
Tours on sale this week
Garbage have announced a 31-date North American tour set for this fall. The “Happy Endings” tour will start in Orlando, Florida on September 3rd and will end on November 2nd with a show in Phoenix, Arizona. An artist pre-sale starts April 1st at 10 AM local time. Sign up for pre-sale access here. General ticket sales start Friday, April 4th at 10 AM local time.
Lady Gaga will embark on her massive “Mayhem Ball” in support of her new album. The North American leg kicks off on July 16th in Las Vegas and wraps up with a two-night stint in Chicago on September 15th and 17th. Following this, she’ll embark on the UK/European leg, which runs through November. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 3rd at 12 PM local time. Get all the details here.
Korn recently announced a fall Canadian tour with support from Gojira and Loathe. The “Korn: Kanada Tour” kicks off on September 17th in Ottawa and wraps up on October 1st in Vancouver. Tickets are on sale now. See all the dates here.
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter will tour North America for the first time featuring this new lineup. The tour starts on September 16th in Dallas, Texas, and ends October 16th in Los Angeles, California. A Live Nation pre-sale starts on Wednesday, April 2nd at 10 AM local time. General sales start Friday, April 4th at 10 AM local time.
