Out Now via Pure Noise Records
Share New Music Video âKeep On Chasingâ
Nearly 30 years into an already impressive career â which includes 8 studio albums, tours with Descendents, blink-182, Bon Jovi, Linkin Park, Snoop Dogg, Bad Religion, and more, and over 365 shows on the Vans Warped Tour â Less Than Jake has never been a band to rest on its laurels. Today they are thrilled to share their 9th studio album, Silver Linings, out now via Pure Noise Records. Fans can watch the bandâs new video âKeep On Chasingâ now, here: https://youtu.be/OGlW8N2x2EE.
âWe are beyond thrilled to release the new video for our single âKeep On Chasing,ââ shares saxophonist JR Wasilewski. âThe video is basically a dream come true for us. Seeing ourselves IN a video game is certainly something weâd never have envisioned possible. But hey, 2020 has its âSilver Liningsâ, I suppose!âÂ
He continues: âTo say that the release of âSilver Liningsâ is a just culmination of almost two years of work would be an understatement. Itâs the continuation of an almost 30 year saga. We are so proud of these songs and we hope our fans love it as much as we do. If there can be any Silver Linings to 2020, we hope our new album is one for you!â
About Less Than Jake:
The story of ska-rockinâ maestros Less Than Jake isnât told in their sizable discography. It canât be calculated by the amount of road miles theyâve logged. (But if weâre forced to calculate, we think they might be a block or two short of the Van Allen belts.) Nah! Less Than Jakeâs cumulative worth is all about what they bring to your party. From sweaty club shows to uproarious festival dates to opening up for Americaâs most beloved rock acts, these five lifersâ deeds are best measured in the smiles theyâve slapped on the faces of true believers and new listeners, alike.Â
Silver Linings is the name of the new Less Than Jake album, their first full-length for the Pure Noise label and the follow-up to 2013âs See The Light. It also doubles as a bunch of sonic diary pages and a mission statement that cements their conviction after two decades in this rock ânâ roll circus. Indeed, LTJâfrontman/guitarist Chris DeMakes, bassist/vocalist Roger Lima, trombonist Buddy Schaub, saxophonist Peter âJRâ Wasilewski, and new drummer Matt Yonkerâhave escaped most (but not all) forms of ennui, depression and violence against screen-based objects to create an endorsement of humanity.Â
Silver Linings also does a good amount of myth-exploding in its pursuit of joy. The songwriting core of DeMakes, Lima and Wasilewski wrote all the lyrics. New drummer Matt Yonker, whose former positions included LTJ tour manager and hammering along with such punk outfits as the Teen Idols and the Queers, helps bring a new sense of urgency. And that album title? Yeah, that was decided upon long before bands began to offer face masks in their online merch stores. Pro tip: Dial back your preconceived notions. The only things the Jakes have to prove are to themselves. Their laurels arenât so comfortable that theyâd willingly choose to be painted into a retro- colored corner.Â
While Silver Linings doesnât skimp on the joy, fun or grooves, careful listeners will sense a bit more reality seeping into LTJâs escapism. The calisthenic bounce of âLie To Meâ is slightly undercut by Limaâs tales of how âthe flames we hold the closest burn the worse.â On the urgent track âThe Test,â DeMakes dares to seek some self-examination through someone elseâs prism. âDear Meâ might be the first rock song that doesnât couch its disdain for technology with poetic metaphors. That track addresses the loss of friends via distance and tragedy. The word âloveâ also appears in the album’s lyrics at three junctures. That detail should not be lost on anyone.
What else do you need to know about Less Than Jake in 2020? The band would tell you quite unpretentiously that they are here to bring a good time. Of course, LTJ wouldâve said the exact same thing back in â97, 2006, 2011 or 2018 when the Warped Tourâs punk ânâ roll roadshow was coming to an end. What makes things different now? Why, nothing less than a divided nation and a dangerous pandemic. Consider Less Than Jake the first responders when your psyche doesnât think it wants to continue. Because we do need all the joy and levity a seasoned ska-punk band can dish out. The reality that LTJ are also feeling reminds us that some kind of triumph is within our reach.Â
In 2020, thereâs no âscene,â merely good times and worse ones. For Less Than Jake to call their new album anything else but Silver Linings? Well, that would be fronting.
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Silver Linings Tracklisting:
1. The High Cost of Low Living
2. Lie To Me3. Keep on Chasing
4. Anytime and Anywhere
5. The Test
6. Dear Me
7. Monkey Wrench Myself
8. King of the Downside
9. Lost at Home
10. Move
11. Bill
12. So Much Less