Something Corporate have been back in action since last year, and they’re about to finally begin their first proper headlining tour in 14 years in Brooklyn tonight (Jun. 20). Ahead of tonight’s show, the band have now released their first new song in 20 years.
New single “Death Grip” is billed as a co-release Something Corporate and singer Andrew McMahon’s solo band Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, and it finds them avoiding attempts and nostalgia and instead pushing forward into modern indie-pop territory. McMahon explains why it’s a co-release between two of his projects:
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This moment has been a gift. For years I have worked to put distance between every record and every band and moniker in the name of progress. I’m a modernist at my core and it’s in my DNA to keep moving forward without looking back. That being said, I wrote Death Grip in a moment when I had not only made peace with my past, but frankly, was feeling joy for how lucky I am that I have been gifted with three careers- three bands and lives that have fueled and marked my existence. Writing this song was an extension of a moment when I was taking stock of my good fortune. A moment when I was choosing to live instead of write. This song came out of nowhere. It was a gift from the universe. It was brought to life first by my friends and cowriters, Ivory Lane and Luke Niccoli and next by my brothers in Something Corporate. To merge these identities of soco and wilderness and not call them the future or the past but instead the moment at hand is a gift I never knew I was seeking but I’m so grateful to receive.
Listen to the song and watch the Jax Anderson-directed video below.
The first three shows on their tour are with another reunited band, Days Away, and other dates are with Hidden In Plain View, Kevin Devine, Allister, and Mae. SoCo also play the recently-announced Riot Fest. All dates below.
Last week, McMahon performed Something Corporate’s “I Woke Up In A Car” and Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle” at Bonnaroo’s Emo SuperJam.
Something Corporate 2024 tour datesThursday, June 20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel **Friday, June 21 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 **Saturday, June 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met **Sunday, June 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Four Chord Music FestivalThursday, August 22 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club ++Friday, August 23 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony Summer Stage ++Saturday, August 24 – Boston, MA @ Roadrunner ++Thursday, September 12 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium ^^Friday, September 13 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle ^^Saturday, September 14 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live ^^Thursday, September 19 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues ##Friday, September 20 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore ##September 20-22 – Bridgeview, IL Riot FestFriday, September 27 – Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom ~~Saturday, September 28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex ~~Thursday, October 10 – Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre ~~Friday, October 11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium ~~Saturday, October 12 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield ~~November 9-13 – Miami, FL Holiday From Real Cruise
** Days Away supporting++ Hidden in Plain View supporting^^ Kevin Devine supporting## Allister supporting~~ Mae supporting
