The Menzingers have announced that, this Friday (5/31), they’ll release a deluxe edition of last year’s great Some Of It Was True with two bonus tracks, “Gone West” and “The Last One Killed Me.” The former, sung by co-vocalist/guitarist Tom May, is out now, and Tom says:
We recorded “Gone West” at the same time as ‘Some of it Was True’ and although we didn’t think it fit just right on the album, it has some of my favorite guitar and vocal melodies. The lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek play on accepting the truth of your own mortality. I always thought “goin’ west” was an interesting euphemism for dying; following the sun.
The song comes with a video featuring footage from their headlining tour last winter. It was shot and edited by the band’s friend and touring crew member Tyler Long, and you can check it out below.
The Menzingers are also gearing up for a tour with Lucero and The Dirty Nil that includes two sold-out shows at Jersey City’s White Eagle Hall (June 7 & 8), and they’re playing Atlantic City’s AC Beer & Music Fest on July 13 with Catbite and Bad Cop/Bad Cop. All dates are listed below.
Some Of It Was True (Deluxe) Tracklisting
Hope Is A Dangerous Little Thing
There’s No Place In This World For Me
Nobody Stays
Some Of It Was True
Try
Come On Heartache
Ultraviolet
Take It To Heart
Love At The End
Alone In Dublin
High Low
I Didn’t Miss You (Until You Were Gone)
Running In The Roar Of The Wind
Gone West
The Last One Killed Me
The Menzingers — 2024 Tour Dates
with Lucero / The Dirty Nil:
June 5 – Providence, RI – Fete Music Hall
June 6 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
June 7 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall
June 8 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall
June 9 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
June 11 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
June 12 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
June 13 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
June 14 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
June 15 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live
June 16 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
June 19 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
June 20 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station
June 21 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
June 22 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
June 23 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
June 26 – Kansas City, MO – Madrid Theatre
June 27 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
June 28 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
June 29 – Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224
July 13 – Atlantic City, NJ – AC Beer & Music Fest w/ Catbite, Bad Cop/Bad Cop
July 27 – Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island
August 15 – Brisbane, Australia – The Triffid
August 16 – Thornberry, Australia – The Croxton Bandroom
August 17 – Sydney, Australia – Crowbar
August 18 – Sydney, Australia – Crowbar
August 20 – Wellington, New Zealand – San Fran
August 21 – Auckland, New Zealand – Whammy Bar
Nov 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
Dec 6 – London, UK – The Underworld
Dec 7 – London, UK – The Underworld