Less Than Jake releases new album on April 29th

Less Than Jake releases new album on April 29th

Gainesville, Florida natives LESS THAN JAKE are announcing today the pre-orders for their new live album ‘Live From Astoria’, set for an April 29th release via Rude Records and Saint November Records (for the UK vinyl).

The announcement comes together with the first music being released out of the legendary Astoria set: "Look What Happened" and "Suburban Myth", available for streaming and both as instant-grat tracks for each album pre-order.

Rude Records is at the same time revealing the full tracklist, visible below! ‘Live From Astoria’ is available for pre-order in physical and digital stores, and also on vinyl!

TRACKLIST:

  1. My Very Own Flag
  2. Ask the Magic 8 Ball
  3. Kehoe
  4. Sugar in Your Gas Tank
  5. Magnetic North
  6. Just Like Frank
  7. Help Save the Youth of America
  8. Nervous in the Alley
  9. Look What Happened [pre-order instant grat]
  10. How's My Driving Doug Hastings
  11. Happy Man
  12. 9th at Pine
  13. Johnny Quest Thinks We're Sellouts
  14. Never Going Back to New Jersey
  15. Pete Jackson's Getting Married
  16. All My Best Friends Are Metalheads
  17. Anchor
  18. Suburban Myth [pre-order instant grat]
  19. Automatic
  20. Gainesville Rock City (Encore)
  21. Last One out of Liberty City (Encore)

The ‘Live From Astoria’ release date will coincide with LESS THAN JAKE’s GROEZROCK appearance, recently announced together with four shows in the UK and one in France.

Catch them at the following shows!

APRIL

MAY

ABOUT LESS THAN JAKE

Twenty four years into its pioneering journey, Gainesville, Fla. natives Less Than Jake – comprised of lyricist/drummer Vinnie Fiorello, vocalist/guitarist Chris DeMakes, vocalist/bassist Roger Manganelli, saxophonist Peter "JR" Wasilewski, and trombonist Buddy Schaub – have had their fair share of moments. Throughout a career that has run the gamut from self-releases and small indie imprints to large independent labels and major music conglomerates, LESS THAN JAKE has always been more than the sum of its parts. Now more than ever, though, they espouse their stature as a DIY collective that works together—or at least in tandem with a few trusted allies—on every element of their creative output. Drummer Vinnie Fiorello recalls: “We started out very internal, and nowadays we handle a lot internally again.”

For a band obsessed with interacting with its fans, both online and after shows; for a band that is so concerned with making sure the fan gets the perfect experience, with well-known hijinks in every live performance; for a band with seemingly unlimited creativity in the form of physical products, from custom-made cereal boxes to unique vinyl packaging; and for a band that is so passionate when writing new music, 24 years begins to seem like an even longer amount of time. A lot of moments add up over two decades – teenagers grow into men over two decades – dare we say, things change?

Ever-adapting to the constant change in an unsure music industry, Less Than Jake is still making cannonball-sized splashes in the deep end while many of its peers timidly eye shallow waters.

“We're constantly pushing ourselves to come up with new ways to present the band,” says Schaub, “whether it be within the writing of our songs, ideas for keeping our live shows fresh, coming up with crazy new merch ideas, or just coming up with the best joke in the van. Keeping your band new and innovative is the key to lasting around for more than a minute in the minds of fans. If this counts as a job, sign me up for another 20 years!”

Echoing Mark Twain, Vinnie Fiorello points out that the rumors regarding their genre’s demise are greatly exaggerated: “Punk has been declared dead every year for 30 years and it’s still going stronger than ever. People like to declare things dead just because it’s dead to them, but if bands are passionate about what they’re doing, they’ll attract fans who are passionate.”

As fits a band born long enough ago to now be of legal drinking age, Less Than Jake pulls in a multi-generational audience, which Vinnie notes is often a family affair. “Our crowd now is 16 to 40, and I’ve met kids as young as eight or nine. Dads bring their sons and it’s a weird rite of passage; moms bring kids in saying, ‘We’ve watched you guys for 15 years.’ But will the band stick around long enough to draw in a third generation of fans? “I don’t know man. I think our guys on that would be NOFX and Bad Religion. When you see Fat Mike or Bad Religion hang it up, maybe: but like them, we’re gonna ride that out.”

We’re glad to be along for the ride!

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