The Menzingers

The Menzingers – Some Of It Was True (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 44:16 minutes | 565 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Punk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Epitaph

THE MENZINGERS are an absolute institution The Philadelphia punk legends’ multi-decade reputation as road warriors with an unbeatable catalog is cemented as hard truth–and their seventh album, SOME OF IT WAS TRUE , stands as their most immediate-sounding and energetic record to date. The follow-up to 2019’s sensational Hello Exile accomplishes the daunting task of capturing THE MENZINGERS’ distinctive live energy in the confnes of the studio, resulting in a sound that’s both rich, raw, and complementary to the group’s increasingly prismatic songwriting approach. More than 15 years in, THE MENZINGERS are still holding their listeners square in the immediate present, and SOME OF IT WAS TRUE documents that power in thrilling fashion. “We wanted to make a fun record and write songs that we wanted to play live, and that’s exactly what we did,” co-vocalist/guitarist Greg Barnett says “We’ve always said that we want every album to sound live, but we never recorded an album live before. This was the frst time we committed to that idea. We wanted to sound like how our band sounds onstage. Making the process easier: Grammy-nominated producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, the War on Drugs, Waxahatchee), who joined THE MENZINGERS in El Paso’s legendary Sonic Ranch studios and lent his incredible ear for raw, immediate sound to help the band achieve SOME OF IT WAS TRUE’S in-the-room live feel. ” THE MENZINGERS are as real as it gets,” Cook says on his time in the studio with the band. “I had an absolute blast working with these guys and was moved to tears many times. They are truly dedicated to artistic growth, and to each other, in ways I found both refreshing and beautiful. I am now a lifer.”

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The Menzingers – Hello Exile (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:52 minutes | 605 MB | Genre: Rock, Pop Punk
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Philadelphia-based punk band, The Menzingers are set to release their sixth studio album, Hello Exile. Produced by Will Yip (Title Fight, Quicksand), the album is the follow-up to the band’s 2017 critically acclaimed release After The Party. Since forming as teenagers in 2006, The Menzingers have shown their strength as rough-and-tumble storytellers, turning out songs equally rooted in frenetic energy and lifelike detail. On their new album Hello Exile, the band take their lyrical narrative to a whole new level and share their reflections on moments from the past and present: high-school hellraising, troubled relationships, aging and alcohol and political ennui. And while their songs often reveal certain painful truths, Hello Exile ultimately maintains the irrepressible spirit that’s always defined the band. The Menzingers are: singer/guitarists Greg Barnett and Tom May, bassist Eric Keen, and drummer Joe Godino.

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The Menzingers – From Exile (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 44:57 minutes | 593 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Epitaph

‘From Exile’ is a reimagined stripped down version of The Menzingers 2019 release <'Hello Exile'. 'From Exile' was recorded from the band’s respective homes while in isolation during COVID-19 stay at home orders.

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The Menzingers – Some Of It Was True (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 00:44:16 minutes | 564 MB | Genre: Pop, Rock, Alternatif et Indé
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover

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