It's been seven years since Imperial Teen's last album, Now We Are Timeless, but a followup is finally coming. The band — led by Faith No More's Roddy Bottum — is releasing All Over You this fall, and the lead single "Overdrive" is out now.
"For the last few records, the process has been similar," bassist/vocalist Jone Stebbins explains of the LP. "We live great distances away from each other, so initially, we get together to collaborate, write, and create. When we have enough material, we reconvene to record. Both scenarios, creating and recording, take multiple trips, sometimes with big lapses of time in between due to our various schedules."
Drummer/vocalist Lynn Truell adds, "In my head, I just went back to punk, to that feeling of prowling around looking for anything to do and being so mad about how boring everything is that you just have to yell." That explains a lyric in "Overdrive" lifted from the Sex Pistols' "Bodies": "I don't want a baby that looks like that!" This song — which also has vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Will Schwartz — is more sonically laid-back than the Never Mind The Bollocks anthem, but just as fun.
The group is getting ready to embark on a tour opening for the Breeders followed by headlining shows. Roddy Bottum will also be busy with Faith No More, as they just announced their first shows in 11 years. Watch the self-directed music video for "Overdrive" below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Overdrive"
02 "Hands All Up"
03 "All Over You"
04 "A Single Chair"
05 "Get You Home"
06 "On the Island"
07 "Kiss It Goodbye"
08 "Probably So"
09 "Have A Shout"
10 "Bringing It Down"
TOUR DATES:
08/22 - San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theatre *
08/23 - San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theatre *
10/14 - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon +
10/15 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill +
10/17 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza +
10/18 - Portland, OR @ Swan Dive +
11/03 - Boston, MA @ The Lilypad
11/04 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
11/05 - Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez
11/07 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
* w/ The Breeders
+ w/ Kids on a Crime Spree
All Over You is out 10/9 on Merge. Pre-order it here.
