Menzingers, The - Some Of It Was True(Red Vinyl, Indie Exclusive, Gatefold) The Sound Emporium (EP) (RSD 2023)

Menzingers, The - Some Of It Was True(Red Vinyl, Indie Exclusive, Gatefold) The Sound Emporium (EP) (RSD 2023)Strawberry Shortcake Splash LP (Indie Exclusive). The Menzingers are an absolute institution. The Philadelphia punk legends' multi decade reputation as road warriors with an unbeatable catalog is cemented as hard truth and their seventh album, Some Of It Was True, stands as their most immediate sounding and energetic record to date. The follow up to 2019's sensational Hello Exile accomplishes the daunting task of capturing the Menzingers' distinctive

woodwinds and pedal steel layer this collection of songs that never compromise virtuosity for immediacy

and serve as an extra layer of mystery to the already suggestive body of work

melancholic and reflective

Robbie Basho's innovative pieces for the steel-string acoustic guitar incorporated American

I Haven't Seen Mary In Years

and he wrote

often phrased in abstract

when their unique chemistry sparks opens a portal

Intro Bonito

Teaming-up with Aaron Dessner (The National) on writing and production after the pair joined forces following an introduction from mutual friend Taylor Swift

is given the full EMA treatment with the addition of emotive horns over an uncomfortably sparse rhythm track peppered with Liam's voice drenched in delay and echo

with select tracks produced by Propellerheads' Alex Gifford ("Shadows")