We’re about a month out from the release of the tenth album from West Coast punks face to face, who are also on the verge of celebrating 30 years of their Fat Wreck Chords debut Don’t Turn Away. Today we’re getting the latest taste of the new sounds, with “Farewell Song” exhibiting a theme of letting go both in its lyrics and in its somewhat unique sound for the band—with their arena-sized reach in tact, the track taps into more conventional rock territory.
“[Bassist Scott Shiflett] brought in ‘Farewell Song’ and at first I was reluctant to work on it because I thought it sounded like The Cure or something,” ftf’s Trever Keith shares. “However, as we were working on it, I realized that this was a song I could pour myself into as an artist and I think it’s one of the strongest songs on the album.” We’re glad he did.
Stream the track below, and pre-order the new record—out September 10—here.
