The All-American Rejects played Bamboozle this past weekend. Check out a video documenting their experience below by clicking “Read More.”
“What makes you so damn sure // that you’re perfect?” ask The All-American Rejects in the first line of the opening track off Kids In The Street. The line suggests a readiness for change, a desire to face imperfection. The idea perfectly captures the theme of The All-American Rejects’ entire album. While most songs here may not resemble older hits like “Move Along” or “Dirty Little Secret,” they are still, for the most part, great.
Opener “Someday’s Gone” is a perfect example. Rhythmic, catchy, and soothing, “Someday’s Gone” will definitely be heard on the radio. Even though the track is mellow, it stays exciting and lyrically compelling. Other songs have a similar appeal to them. “Kids In The Street,” for example, stays toned down but interesting. Vocalist Tyson Ritter’s voice takes on a country-like twang at parts; he pulls it off with ease.
Another unique track, “Beekeeper’s Daughter,” opens with a reggae-like feel before building into a slick rock composition. Again, Ritter shows off his vocal abilities. Additionally, the song has a nice focus on instrumentals. The All-American Rejects strike a great balance between the two; rather than feeling like a battle, the song feels like a bunch of friends jamming together.
Sticking with the theme of jamming, “Walk Over Me” brings yet another stylistic change to Kids In The Street. The All-American Rejects sound like they had a blast recording this song. With jazzy guitar chords and a super upbeat rhythm, the track makes you want to get up and dance around. Even though the band is clearly in new territory here, they pull it off like old pros.
Check out a video of The All-American Rejects performing a stripped down version of “Gives You Hell” below by clicking “Read More.”
The All-American Rejects have released a new music video for “Kids In The Street.” Watch it below by clicking “Read More!”
Madonna’s new album, MDNA, topped the Billboard charts this week with nearly 358,000 copies sold. The Used debuted Vulnerable in the 8th spot with nearly 28,000 copies sold. fun., The All-American Rejects, and The Mars Volta also made the charts. Check out the top 20 Billboard spots this week below by clicking “Read More.”
The All-American Rejects did an interview on the first date of their headlining tour in support of Kids In The Street to discuss the new album, a new music video, and more. Check it out below by clicking “Read More.”
The All-American Rejects performed “Kids In The Street” on Jimmy Kimmel last night. You can check out the performance if you missed it below by clicking “Read More.”
The All-American Rejects have released the trailer for their new album, Kids In The Street. You can watch it below by clicking “Read More.”
The All-American Rejects will be releasing Kids In The Street on March 27th. You can stream clips of each of the songs here.
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The All-American Rejects are streaming the title track off of their new album, Kids In The Street. You can listen to it below by clicking “Read More.”
THE MONTHLY SUMMARY:
Week I
A VERY GK! DOCUMENTARY:
Trailer
Episode I
Episode II
Episode III
Episode IV
INTERVIEWS:
You Me At Six
The All-American Rejects
Right Away, Great Captain!
REVIEWS:
All Get Out // The Season
LIVES:
I Am The Avalanche
PLAYLISTS:
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves|Mansions|Young Statues
ROAD BLOGS:
Marianas Trench
Man Overboard
Sparks The Rescue
Plug In Stereo
Mayday Parade
Xerxes
CONTRIBUTOR BLOGS:
Eron Bucciarelli
The Music Industry With Jesse Cannon
CONTESTS:
blink-182 [Ends on March 8th]
STREAMS:
Freshman 15 // “Getting Weird”
The Endless Summer // Daydream EP
RadioDriveBy // “What You Need”
DOWNLOADS:
Wolves At Bay Tour Sampler
BEHIND THE BOOTH:
I Call Fives
TRACK-BY-TRACKS:
Freshman 15 // Here’s To Feeling Good
GALLERY:
A Great Big Pile Of Leaves|Mansions|Young Statues
Matt Pryor|The Front Bottoms|Brian Bonz
Parts And Labor
SPONSORED SHOWS:
The Story So Far|The American Scene|Forever Came Calling
MISCELLANEOUS:
Man Overboard Merch Discount Code
Bled Fest Lineup Announcement
PropertyOfZack spoke with Mike Kennerty from The All-American Rejects a few weeks ago for a great new interview. Mike and I discussed the band’s recent mini-tour, the process behind their new album, the change in scenery since the band’s last release, future touring, and much more. Check it out and enjoy!
For the record, can you state your name and role in The All-American Rejects?
This is Mike Kennerty and I play guitar in The All-American Rejects.
You guys are finally kicking off the year in a pretty busy way after having some down time. You started it with a mini-tour just to get the feel of things again. Can you talk about that tour a bit and how it was to get back on the road?
It was amazing to get back on the road. We haven’t toured in a year and a half. And that was Warped Tour. We haven’t done club tours in like two and a half years. It’s amazing, we’re playing at these little venues in towns that we rarely get to see. It feels like the hardcore fans are the ones getting in and getting tickets. It’s been an amazing run. This is our last show tonight, actually. It ended too soon. I can’t wait until I get back and keep going for the rest of the year.
Like you said, it had been a long time since you toured. This whole album process was extended. Was it longer than you guys wanted it to be to get it out there?
You know, it always takes a little longer than we like. We’re kind of perfectionists and we’re our harshest critics. We tend to tear our hair out. We put our whole life into it. It ends up taking forever. Whatever it takes to get there is what’s necessary. Kids In The Street has taken us…we recorded for four months and we actually went through two mixers trying to get the right mix. But, in the end it all worked out and so far what people have heard they seem to like. So that’s positive; makes us happy.
The two songs that have been released have a little bit of a different sound then When The World Comes Down does. Can you talk about the writing process for this record compared to the last one?
Yeah, with the last one we had “Gives You Hell” and that kind of took us on a whirlwind and we ended up going places all around the world that we had never been before. It was amazing; took us on the road for like two years. And then in the end, we kind of decided, “Alright, let’s take a couple months off and just chill.” We all had the realization that we have been doing this now for ten years. We realized, our life is the band. We started doing this as teenagers, and now we’re adults. Yet, we’ve kind of made a life for ourselves with it though. It hit Tyson especially hard. He kind of went off the deep end with trying to find himself and to find what he was all about outside of the band. It led him to a lot of material for him to write songs. We had a bunch of new works ad he kind of created a storyline throughout the record. It’s a really cohesive record unlike When The World Comes Down, but it’s still musically diverse.
You talked about finding a place for your home lives. Do you think that adds an energy to the record too? With Tyson going through all that?
Yeah, definitely. You have your whole life to write your first record. But with this record, we somehow fit a lifetime of shit into writing it in the little bit of space we had between When The World Comes Down and Kids In The Street. It feels like a record with a lot of intrigue, a lot of story, and a lot of spewing.
The All-American Rejects have released a new track-by-track video for “Beekeeper’s Daughter.” You can watch it below by clicking “Read More.”
