It’s been a long seven years since Chicago punk rock band The Lawrence Arms’ last album, Oh! Calcutta! was released, but 2013 has shown that the band hasn’t lost the beat during their absence. Their set at this year’s Riot Fest was full of energy and sweaty, older punks, fully justifying their placement on our list of recommended Riot Fest bands. Their first album in eight years, Metropole, is set for a January 23rd release on their new label, the legendary Epitaph Records.
Yesterday, the Larry Arms premiered the first video from the album, “You Are Here,” on Noisey. The lyric video mixes live footage of the band from Florida’s massive punk festival, The Fest, earlier this month. “You Are Here” is primarily sung by guitarist Chris McCaughan with choruses and backing vocals shared with bassist Brendan Kelly. Check out The Lawrence Arms’ return below!
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