Check out new track 'Jackson'..."I raise a toast to the rock n' roll ghost..."
As lyrics go, it's a fairly powerful statement. But then, *Cymbals Eat Guitars* have never shied away from speaking their minds, from wearing their hearts on their sleeves.
New album 'Lose' is partially prompted by the death of Joseph D'Agostino's close friend Benjamin High, but also by a general sense of departure from youth.
The singer explains: "'Lose' is a very apropos title because it refers not only to losing Ben, but also it's about a sort of nostalgia, a longing for a time when music meant everything to you and your friends, and it seemed like one great rock record could change everyone's life the way it changed yours. It's about being in mourning for your long-held belief that music could literally change the world. That's the contradiction at the heart of 'Lose'... You're disillusioned, but somehow you can do nothing else but rail against that feeling mightily and try, once again, to make a record that makes you and everyone else wake up wanting to listen to records."
Out on August 25th through Tough Love, new cut 'Jackson' is now online. A powerful return, you can check it out below:
'Lose' is set to be released on August 25th. Tracklisting:
1. Jackson
2. Warning
3. XR
4. Place Names
5. Child Bride
6. Laramie
7. Chambers
8. LifeNet
9. 2 Hip Soul
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