KNUCKLE PUCK ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “LOSING WHAT WE LOVE” & RELEASE NEW SINGLE
Chicago pop punk powerhouses Knuckle Puck have announced their new album Losing What We Love to be released 20th October 2023. Recorded with longtime producer Seth Henderson (State Champs, Real Friends), Losing What We Love marks the band’s first release on Pure Noise Records.Thematically the band are channelling the hard truths of life into their fourth studio album as guitarist/vocalist Nick Casasanto explains: “For a long time, we felt a responsibility to have this overwhelming hopefulness to our lyrics… This time around, we started writing more honestly with less intent to sound cool or hopeful. It feels like we’re in a bit of a losing battle with the state of the world, but in the past we’d say, ‘Oh, but it’s all OK!’ Now we’re saying, ‘No, we should be panicking.’ This record feels like more of an expression than a motivational speech.”
“There was a real excitement from everyone to see these songs through,” Casasanto says. “Even when there were moments when someone wouldn’t be so hot on an idea, we pushed through and ended in a place where the songs turned out fucking awesome and everyone agreed they needed to make the record.”
The latest single “The Tower” see’s the band firing on all cylinders as they deliver their unique brand of emo laced pop punk as upbeat anguish seeps through the speakers from the powerful vocal performances to their identifiable Knuckle Puck sonic tones and production.
“The Tower is a song about welcoming the inevitability of death, destruction and chaos. The world is bleak right now and this song is a reflection of that. It shows a darker side of our band than what we have let people see in recent years which was a big reason for choosing it as a single.”
Watch the video for “The Tower” here:
Losing What We Love – tracklisting
A New Beginning
The Tower
October
You & I
Losing What We Love
Groundhog’s Day
Act Accordingly
Out Of Touch
Worlds Apart
Better Late
Fool
Knuckle Puck will be playing select US festivals this fall, before heading out with Real Friend on a full co-headline tour. Support comes from One Step Closer and Arm’s Length.
Festival shows
Fri Sept 22 Birmingham, Al Furnace Fest
Sat Oct 21 Las Vagas, NV When We Were Young Festival
Sun Oct 22 Las Vagas, NV When We Were Young Festival
Knuckle Puck and Real Friends co-headliner
Thu Nov 9 Cleveland, OH Roxy
Fri Nov 10 Detroit, MI St Andrews
Sat Nov 11 Chicago, IL House of Blues
Tue Nov 14 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
Wed Nov 15 Columbia, MO Blue Note
Thu Nov 16 Witchita, KS The Wave
Fri Nov 17 Denver, CO Summit
Sun Nov 19 Boise, ID Knitting Factory Boise
Mon Nov 20 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane
Tue Nov 21 Vancouver, BC Rickshaw
Fri Nov 24 Sacramento, CA Goldfield Roseville
Sat Nov 25 Riverside, CA Riversice Municapal
Sun Nov 26 Los Angeles, CA Regent
Mon Nov 27 Tuscon, AZ Rialto
Wed Nov 29 Dallas, TX Studio
Thu Nov 30 Houston, TX White Oak
Sat Dec 2 West Palm Beach, FL Revolution
Sun Dec 3 Orlando, FL Level 13
Mon Dec 4 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Tue Dec 5 Raleigh, NC Lincoln
Thu Dec 7 Baltimore, MD Soundstage
Fri Dec 8 Philadelphia, PA TLA
Sat Dec 9 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sun Dec 10 Boston, MA BNL
Tue Dec 12 Harrisburg, PA HMAC
Wed Dec 13 Toronto, ON Opera
Thu Dec 14 Pittsburgh, PA Mr Smalls
Fri Dec 15 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
