Ska-punk legends released ‘Brand New Day’ and previous single ‘Not My Problem’ make up the band’s latest 7” release.

On the latest single, drummer Matt Yonker shares: “Looking back, it always feels like things were less hectic “back in the day”, right? Sometimes it feels like we need a positive catalyst to kick start a less stressful life experience; something that will bring us all closer together, and spread the unity we all felt when we were kids.” Earlier this summer Less Than Jake debuted the initial pieces of the treasure map with ‘Walking Pipebomb’ and ‘Broken Words’. Physical copies of the 7” featuring both tracks.

What else do you need to know about Less Than Jake in 2024? The band would tell you quite unpretentiously that they are here to bring a good time. Of course, LTJ would’ve said the exact same thing back in ’97, 2006, 2011 or 2018 when the Warped Tour’s punk‘n’roll roadshow was coming to an end. Consider Less Than Jake the first responders when your psyche doesn’t think it wants to continue. Because we do need all the joy and levity a seasoned ska-punk band can dish out. The reality that LTJ are also feeling reminds us that some kind of triumph is within our reach. In this day and age, there’s no “scene”, merely good times and worse ones. For Less Than Jake to call their new album anything else but ‘Silver Linings’? Well, that would be fronting.

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