It's here, our first single of 2022!
Ever watch the news or read an article about someone getting arrested for doing something totally crazy? What about a cop unnecessarily escalating a situation? What about the aggravation of getting pulled over when your tail light's not working? "Jail Tonight" riffs on all these things, and more.
Recorded while we watched the turmoil of 2020 on live TV, this release captures both the seriousness (and the silliness) of our modern dystopia. Chops, Sloth and Freebird all took turns on vocals, making it our first song with three different lead vocalists! It also has more sound effects than we've ever used in one song before. Between the sirens, explosions, helicopters, and general unrest, we had a blast putting it together! But what is it all about, you may ask?
Crime and punishment, of course! Not just one or the other, but both! And the way that tragedy and comedy are often more closely linked than we'd like. We've all encountered that guy at the bar who'll get in a fight for no reason and ends up dragged out by security, just as we've all felt what it's like to be looked at with baseless suspicion when our "blinker fluid is low." But at the end of the day, after all the insanity subsides, we have to just shake our heads and smile, because what else is there to do?
Only when we laugh at the absurdity of daily life can we truly get through it. And a bit of slam dancing doesn't hurt, either!