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FAKE NAMES ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018EXPENDABLES\u2019<\/strong><\/a> OUT ON MARCH 3rd<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 VIA EPITAPH RECORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, post-hardcore dream team – Fake Names <\/strong>– announce their second studio album, \u2018Expendables<\/em><\/strong>\u2019for release on March 3rd<\/sup>, 2023<\/strong> via Epitaph Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band is comprised of members Brian Baker<\/strong> (Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty), Michael Hampton<\/strong> (S.O.A., Embrace), Dennis Lyxz\u00e9n<\/strong> (Refused, INVSN, The [International] Noise Conspiracy), Johnny Temple<\/strong> (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) and newest addition Brendan Canty<\/strong> (Fugazi, Rites of Spring). It’s the latest exchange in a musical conversation that spans four decades, but instead of rehashing the past, \u2018Expendables\u2019 <\/em>is a reinvention that sees the band dialing back the distortion and leaning into the melodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today they share lead single \u201cDelete Myself<\/strong>,\u201d a high energy craft cocktail comprised of Punk and Garage, finished with unforgettable riffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LISTEN TO \u201cDELETE MYSELF\u201d NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forming in 2016, Brian Baker describes Fake Names as a \u201cmutual admiration society<\/em>,\u201d saying that once the five members got in the same room together, it felt as if they had already been in the band together for years. \u201cThere\u2019s this intangible energy, a clairvoyance that comes from our shared experience,<\/em>\u201d he explains. On \u2018Expendables<\/em>,\u2019 the result pairs their unparalleled pedigree with a pop sensibility that\u2019s slightly unexpected and wholly satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melding 70\u2019s U.K. punk with power-pop and classic rock, the Fake Names\u2019 self-titled debut album (2020) was actually a demo that Epitaph founder and Baker\u2019s Bad Religion bandmate, Brett Gurewitz, wanted to release as is. After releasing a three-track EP in 2021, the band enlisted producer Adam \u201cAtom\u201d Greenspan<\/strong> (IDLES, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) who helmed a surprisingly cleaner sound for Expendables<\/em>. Baker says, \u201cThe pop influences are a little more out front on this one and the production really helps it shine. It sounds more direct, more urgent<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also an economy to these songs that\u2019s rooted in the fact that they were recorded in the span of a week, eliminating the option to add excess instrumentation or arrangements. What ensues is an album that retains the members\u2019 purity of vision in a strikingly refreshing way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to lyrical themes, Baker discloses, \u201cIn general, Dennis writes about revolution, and Michael and I write pop songs. I\u2019m amazed at how it works, but somehow it strikes the right balance of salty and sweet<\/em>.\u201d This imagery is paralleled in the album artwork which Baker describes as \u201c70\u2019s dystopian<\/em>\u201d and features an eerie army of mannequins set against a cold urban backdrop. That dichotomy of lively music and bleak imagery is an important thematic element of Expendables <\/em>because the album is more than just a collection of catchy songs: it\u2019s an artistic statement about our own impermanence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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