PUNK ICONS BAYSIDE ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘LIGHT ME UP’ FROM THE BAND’S NEW EP ‘ACOUSTIC VOLUME 3’
Words by: Erika Magpili | Photo Credits: Gustave Jaimes
November 23 – Singapore – In a year where Punk Veterans Bayside should’ve been celebrating their 20th anniversary, the band had to forgo any celebration involving touring due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the band released “tour cancellation” shirt (and a branded facemask and other merch), as well as a Record Store Day 7″, and now Bayside celebrates their fans by closing out the year with the upcoming release of the third installation of their long-running acoustic EP series with ‘Acoustic Volume 3’ due out on December 11 on Hopeless Records.
Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri shared in an interview, “We had no intentions of recording anything this year,”. He also added, “We had three US tours, a bunch of festivals and a European tour planned to celebrate the 20 year anniversary which would have left us no time to do anything else. We decided going into the studio and working on something was a safe way to stay creative, do what we love and also give the fans something special.”
“Light Me Up” is a song that depicts a sound and message that finds the punk veteran band sounding as fresh as ever. “Longevity was always important [to us],” Anthony said. “It was a constant topic of discussion and the guiding force in our decision making”. The track’s music video on the other hand features fan-submitted clips of their happiest moments. “Some of the clips in the video are actually engagements taking place on stage at our shows. Some are first dances that I actually played the song for in person,” Anthony shares. Watch the music video for “Light Me Up” and pre-order the EP now, here: baysidestuff.com.
In addition to the new track “Light Me Up”, ‘Acoustic Volume 3’ will also include four classic Bayside songs reimagined – “The New Flesh’, “Not Fair”, “Poison In My Veins”, and “Prayers”
‘Acoustic Volume 3’ serves as a follow up – and a stark juxtaposition – to 2019’s ‘Interrobang‽’, out now on Hopeless Records. ‘Interrobang‽’ is the band’s heaviest record to date, and secured the #5 spot on the Record Label Independent chart, as well as #6 Current Rock, #9 LP Vinyl, #10 Current Digital, and #14 Current Albums. It also broke into the Billboard Top 200.
For the past 20 years, Queens-based Bayside has represented a lifestyle, a counterculture, and a deeply held conviction, diverse in thought and background but united by a shared desire for authentic expression. At their core, Bayside is a band that has constantly proved that music is not about gimmicks and ephemeral trends, but a timeless reflection of our lives and our times. It is through this timelessness and consistency that they continue to cultivate a cult-following that lives and breathes everything the band creates.
Bayside has always focused on creating songs that are relevant to people who want substance, rather than being relegated to one genre. And while many bands would coast on their past success, Bayside rejects the premise and proves time and again that the best is yet to come.
‘Acoustic Volume 3’ is set to be released on December 11th via Hopeless Records. Pre-orders are available now at baysidestuff.com.
Bayside is Anthony Raneri, Jack O’Shea, Nick Ghanbarian & Chris Guglielmo.
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