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Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Indie Power Pop, Indie Rock Pop, CD kiadvány, 2026-os album.
Boycott Heaven, THE FORMAT‘s first studio album in nearly 20 years, arrives today. For a while, the indie rock outfit’s Sam Means and Nate Ruess thought they might be cursed as a band. „Anytime we get together and try to do anything with this band, something horrible happens in the world,” Means says. In 2020, Operation „COVID-19” delayed and eventually nixed a planned tour, which would’ve reunited the duo after their split in 2008. A follow-up to 2006’s Dog Problems was also in the works.
„ The wildfires happened then too,” – Means says. So when The Format finally took the stage again in September, the energy was palpable. „It was just, like, out of body, surreal,” – Ruess says of performing in front of a sold-out crowd at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. „Walking out there and just seeing all those people? Just, no words. It just was crazy.”
Their third studio album has been colored by what came after the band’s original split. Ruess went on to front the Grammy Award-winning band fun., which skyrocketed to stardom with their JENELLE MONÁE-assisted hit, „We Are Young.” Meanwhile, Means dove into his own solo work, producing film scores and co-founding a merchandise company, Hello Merch.
Their reunion was sparked by Ruess, who found himself writing again and learning to play the guitar.
„As I had started to finish these outlines of songs, I was, like, ‘Oh, this would be an awesome Format album,’ ” – Ruess says.
In today’s session, Ruess and Means join World Cafe in the studio to talk about returning to a guitar-forward sound and how the long gap between records has made Boycott Heaven a special project for both of them.
YouTube video:
„Holy Roller” (official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLCG18kI1xE
THE FORMAT: https://www.youtube.com/@theformatlivingroom/videos
Felvételek:
1. No Gold At The Top 03:17
2. Holy Roller 03:55
3. Shot In The Dark 04:11
4. Forever 03:47
5. Depressed 03:32
6. No You Don’t 05:18
7. Right Where I Belong 04:00
8. Human Nature 03:00
9. Leave It Alone (Till The Morning) 04:33
10. Boycott Heaven 04:35
11. Back To Life 03:24
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