Philadelphia punk heroes The Menzingers have today released a new single from an expanded special edition of their latest album.
The deluxe digital version of their seventh album Some Of It Was True will be released this Friday on Epitaph records, containing two new tracks, Gone West and The Last One Killed Me.
Both new songs will also be available physically on limited 7in vinyl, which is available to pre-order HERE.
The Menzingers also shared a video for Gone West, shot and edited by the band’s good friend and touring crew member Tyler Long. Filmed during their massive headlining tour last winter, the video is a collage of endearing moments on and off the stage.
“We recorded Gone West at the same time as Some of it Was True, and although we didn’t think it fit just right on the album, it has some of my favourite guitar and vocal melodies,” says vocalist/guitarist Tom May.
“The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek play on accepting the truth of your own mortality. I always thought ‘goin’ west’ was an interesting euphemism for dying; following the sun.”
Some Of It Was True (reviewed here) came out last year, four years after 2019’s Hello Exile (reviewed here) and the reimagined From Exile (reviewed here).
It was recorded at Texas’s legendary Sonic Ranch studio with Grammy-nominated producer Brad Cook, who helped capture their distinctive live energy within the confines of a studio.
The Menzingers are Greg Barnett (vocals & guitar), Tom May (vocals, guitar & keys), Eric Keen (bass) and Joe Godino (drums & percussion). They tour the US, Australia and New Zealand this summer before returning to the UK for two dates at The Underworld in London on December 6 and 7.
