Love From The Other Side, Emo Kids Rejoice The Return of Fall Out Boy
Photography by Pamela LittkyEvery Emo Kids dream has come true, Fall Out Boy has finally released a brand new single Love From The Other Side off their highly anticipated new album So Much (For) Stardust which is set to release on March 24th. With this rejoicing news, this will be a long awaited return for the band as they are releasing this with their original label Fueled By Ramen from back in 2003 with a small added change, Elektra is the distributer. This is also their reunion with producer Neal Avron, who they collaborated with on albums From Under the Cork Tree, Infinity on High, and Folie à Deux.
They started their musical career with Uprising Records for the debut EP’s Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy (2002) and Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend (2003). Followed by signing to Fueled By Ramen for their EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue (2003), then albums Take This to Your Grave (2003), From Under the Cork Tree (2005), Infinity on High (2007), and Folie à Deux (2008). For the majority they had been signed to Island Records after their hiatus from 2009 to 2013 when they signed a three album deal for Save Rock and Roll (2013), American Beauty/American Psycho (2015), and ended with Mania (2018). In between they released music through imprint DCD2, which was founded by members Wentz and Stump back in 2005.
“We’re incredibly excited to welcome back Fall Out Boy to the Fueled By Ramen family. It’s been twenty years since the release of their debut album on Fueled By Ramen, and it’s a true pleasure to be working together again. Growing up in Chicago, I had the privilege of watching Fall Out Boy play DIY venues around the city, eventually growing into the global superstars we know them as today. They are a truly special band that has altered the landscape of rock music and who continually evolve with each new release. They have made an incredible album and we can’t wait for the world to hear it.”
“Technology has made it really easy to make records much more quickly these days. There’s nothing wrong with that, and that spontaneity can be exciting. But we wanted to get back to the way we used to work. We wanted to make a record that was really lovingly crafted and deliberate and patiently guided – like someone cooked you a delicate meal. I’m not a very proud guy, but I’m pretty proud of this record.”
In the most Fall Out Boy style, this video starts off with bassist Pete Went made up as a grandpa reading a bedtime fairytale to his granddaughter story that he pulls from a bookshelf, other titles are seen that hilariously combine emo band names with classic children’s and young people’s books, Good Charlotte’s Web, The Weezer of Oz, The Giving Plain White Tee, Catch-182, and more. The bandmembers then take off on a comical nautical adventure that is also filled with self-referential jokes, there’s an Emo Island and a Winnetkaland (Winnetka is a suburb of the band’s hometown of Chicago).
“Our band has been an ongoing art project for 20 years and we know there have been many inception points along that journey. We wanted to create an album that merged those points together – something new, but carved from our foundation. Fueled By Ramen and Elektra seemed like the perfect home for this.”
“It would be nice to make a record where the guitar is a little more upfront. We did start that way, as a guitar-based rock band, and it’d be cool to go back to those roots. We’d have to find a way to do it that doesn’t sound like Fall Out Boy from 2005.”
With great news, there is also a catch. Although our beloved Joe Trohman did in fact record the latest album, it’s evident from the music video that he was clearly missing. At this time, he has decided to step away after years of touring with Fall Out Boy and a short tour with his other band The Damned Things. to focus on his mental health. We wish you well Joe! Nothing is more important than focusing on your mental health.
“Neil Young once howled that it’s better to burn out than to fade away. But I can tell you unequivocally that burning out is dreadful. Without divulging all the details, I must disclose that my mental health has rapidly deteriorated over the past several years. So, to avoid fading away and never returning, I will be taking a break from work which regrettably includes stepping away from Fall Out Boy for a spell.
It pains me to make this decision, especially when we are releasing a new album that fills me with great pride (the sin I’m most proud of). So, the question remains: Will I return to the fold? Absolutely, one-hundred percent. In the meantime, I must recover which means putting myself and my mental health first. Thank you to everyone, including my bandmates and family, for understanding and respecting this difficult, but necessary, decision.”
Pre-Order So Much (For) StardustThe second single off this highly anticipated album will be released tomorrow! Heartbreak Feels So Good out at 10AM ET / 9AM CT / 7AM PT
