Taking Back Sunday - 152 '2023

Tracks list

Taking Back Sunday: John Nolan (lead guitar, piano, vocals), Adam Lazzara (lead
vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass) and Mark O’Connell (drums), announce their
eighth studio album 152, set for release October 27, 2023, via Fantasy Records.
Named for the section of road in North Carolina between Highpoint, Chapel Hill,
and Raleigh where the band and their friends would meet up as teenagers⎯152
is the multl-platinum selling rock band’s first full-length offering
since 2016’s Tidal Wave. To mark the occasion, Taking Back Sunday
released a brand-new track, “S’old,” a fiery declaration of
commitment and accountability.

Commenting on their new album 152, Taking Back Sunday stated:
"152” offers a lot more hope and light than we first realized when we were
in the thick of it, putting it all together. We’ve been fortunate enough,
through our music, to grow up with a lot of people going through the same things
at the same time, and probably feeling the same way. Our hope is that
you’re able to find a little bit of yourself in this new collection of
songs, because you’re not alone, and neither are we.”

Produced by Tushar Apte (whom the band met through a mutual collaboration with
noted DJ Steve Aoki) and mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers), the
long-awaited LP features 10 intensely vulnerable and absorbing new tracks all
delivered with fresh ambition and newfound purpose. Inspired by the long layoff
and the cloud of uncertainty that blanketed the world (and music industry) these
past few years, 152 stands among the most genuinely reflective and emotionally
pure efforts of Taking Back Sunday’s illustrious career.

“You would think after 20 years, we knew what each other is going to
do,” said Lazzara. “But there were so many times making this record
where I heard the initial idea and thought I knew where it would go, but then I
was super surprised. It’s those kinds of surprises that make it so
exciting. That’s why we all still want it so badly.”

Added O’Connell: ”When we’re writing songs, the one thing we
ask ourselves, ‘Is it capable of making people feel something?’ You
try to make people feel emotion. That’s the one goal we went in with, and
we think we did it.”

From the album’s intricate riffs and anthemic vocals to its elegantly
warm synths and economical string arrangements, the quartet work-shopped these
new tracks like never before. That musical ambition, both musically and
lyrically, is evident on the soaring album opener, “Amphetamine
Smiles,” a powerful tale of reconnection that is as much about the band
themselves as it is the world at-large. From send-up to seriousness, Taking Back
Sunday continually challenged one another, exploring musical ideas in new and
exciting ways. So many of these tracks dig deep and connect on a gut level.
“S’old” struggles with the obligations of adult
responsibility and acceptance, (the previously released single) "The One," is a
far-reaching anthem of love and brotherhood, “Keep Going,” tracks
the self-defeating darkness of betrayal, and “Quit Trying,” drips
with a ‘can’t run from who you are’ self-awareness. All
through 152, the consistent thread is one of generosity, gratitude and
ultimately, hope.

Despite the sizable gap between releases, a new generation of fans have
discovered Taking Back Sunday and their enduring legacy has only grown in
stature. The new album proves it was well worth the wait. 152 is Taking Back
Sunday at their very best, a gripping and self-assured statement from an
essential band once again at the peak of their prodigious powers. 

Tracklist:
1.01 - Taking Back Sunday - Amphetamine Smiles (3:06)
1.02 - Taking Back Sunday - S’old (2:44)
1.03 - Taking Back Sunday - The One (3:18)
1.04 - Taking Back Sunday - Keep Going (3:13)
1.05 - Taking Back Sunday - I Am The Only One Who Knows You (3:09)
1.06 - Taking Back Sunday - Quit Trying (3:16)
1.07 - Taking Back Sunday - Lightbringer (2:48)
1.08 - Taking Back Sunday - New Music Friday (3:16)
1.09 - Taking Back Sunday - Juice 2 Me (3:15)
1.10 - Taking Back Sunday - The Stranger (3:14)

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