Today, Los Angeles-rock band Teenage Wrist have released their latest new single, “Dark Sky,” which features 311 vocalist Doug “S.A.” Martinez.
“Dark Sky” is the fourth single released from their upcoming album, Still Love, which is out on August 4th via Epitaph Records. It’s a hazy garage-rocking song filled with fuzzy guitar riffs and tight drum fills, somewhat serving as an ode to the 90’s alt originators and one of Teenage Wrist’s biggest influence in 311 themselves.
“We toured with 311 in the summer of 2022, and it was nothing short of life changing for me,” Teenage Wrist front man Marshall Gallagher reminisces. “I’ve been a diehard fan since I can remember discovering music on my own. S.A.’s voice was the first thing I heard after peeling off the plastic on the ‘Blue’ album CD and popping it in my friend’s home stereo circa 1998. One of the most defining moments in my relationship with Anthony (Salazar) is when we sang “Down” together at karaoke… Not only did S.A. destroy this performance, but the lyrics were 100% on point in keeping with his iconic style. A truly mind-blowing experience in Wrist history.”
Marshall continues, “The lyrics to “Dark Sky” were inspired by an essay written by my cousin (Suzannah Showler, phenomenal writer) about our relationship to night and darkness. Part of my own personal development has been accepting the things I don’t know and can’t control, forgiving and accepting myself for being flawed. So, I really connected with this idea that we are terrified of the dark on an instinctual level, but the pursuit of eradicating it (physically and metaphorically) throws the world out of balance. The “new pollution” in this case is light pollution, or more in the context of the song, pursuit of what we think is right and good. It becomes exhausting and counterproductive – lately I’ve been finding it much more liberating to just admit that I know nothing.”
Watch the new music video below, as well as all of the Still Love album details. Pre-order the record here.
Artwork:
Track-listing:
- Sunshine
- Dark Sky (feat. SA Martinez)
- Still Love (feat. Softcult)
- Digital Self
- Something Good
- Wax Poetic (feat. Sister Void)
- Diorama
- Cold Case
- Cigarette Two-Step (feat. David Marion)
- Humbug (feat. Heavenward)
- Sprawled
- Paloma a.k.a. Ketamine
Tour dates:
09.05 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
09.06 – San Francisco, CA – Thee Parkside
09.08 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theater
09.09 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
09.11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
09.12 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge
09.14 – Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade
09.15 – Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome
09.16 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
09.17 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck
09.19 – Boston, MA – Sonia
09.20 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
09.21 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made
09.23 – Birmingham, AL – Furnace Fest
09.24 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
09.26 – Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub
09.27 – Tampa, FL – New World Brewery
09.29 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
09.30 – Nashville, TN – The End
10.02 – Dallas, TX – Sons Of Hermann Hall
10.03 – Austin, TX – The Parish
10.05 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
10.07 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
10.08 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
