{"id":6797,"date":"2021-09-08T19:15:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T18:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=6797"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:35:16","slug":"pennywise-frontman-jim-lindberg-releases-his-first-solo-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=6797","title":{"rendered":"Pennywise frontman Jim Lindberg releases his first solo single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jim Lindberg, the frontman of Californian punk band <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennywisdom.com\/\">Pennywise<\/a><\/strong>, has shared the first song from his debut solo album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Palm Of Your Hand<\/em> is the first taste of a side project, which began during lockdown in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindberg fronted Pennywise from 1988 to 2009, and again since 2012, and also founded The Black Pacific, who released an album in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also wrote a book, <em>Punk Rock Dad<\/em>, which explored the contradictions of being a responsible husband and parent while going onstage to sing songs like<em> Fuck Authority<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Palm Of Your Hand<\/em> is his debut solo outing, but he&#8217;s joined on the track by some old friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Lindberg - &quot;The Palm of Your Hand&quot; (Lyric Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AC3OIKbt14Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marc Orrell (ex-Dropkick Murphys), who was in The Black Pacific, is on guitar, David Hidalgo Jr. (Social Distortion) plays drums and Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty BossTones) is on bass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindberg&#8217;s songwriting is influenced by everything from punk and folk to old-school country and Americana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Big questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lyrically, he takes inspiration anywhere from transcendental philosophers to real-life events; always seeking to tell a story or find the answers to life&#8217;s big questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The germ of the idea for <em>The Palm Of Your Hand<\/em> came 15 years ago, when he wrote the chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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