by Andrew Sacher
Jeff Rosenstock spent the late ’90s through 2004 leading ska punks Arrogant Sons of Bitches, and the following ten years leading Bomb the Music Industry (and sporadically re-activating ASOB), and now he’s officially gone solo. His new solo album, We Cool?, comes out next week (3/3) via Side One Dummy, and it’s currently streaming in full.
Jeff’s a veteran artist with a devoted following, and those fans have probably already heard this album by now, but if you’ve still yet to dive into Jeff’s work this isn’t a bad place to start. It stands on its own as a solid album, even outside of the context of his previous bands, and it’s a surprisingly modern-sounding record. If you didn’t know Jeff’s been doing this for over 15 years, you’d think he was another indie-punk breakout alongside Joyce Manor and Lemuria. Take a listen to the whole thing below, via Spin.
It’s up for a $5 digital pre-order, or you can get it on a donation basis from Jeff’s own label Quote Unquote Records.
Jeff’s about to go on a stacked tour with Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Smith Street Band and Chumped, which hits NYC on 3/20 at Warsaw (tickets), but he’ll be playing the city sooner than that. All five boroughs of it.
To celebrate the record, Jeff’s doing a run of five free all ages shows in one day (March 8), beginning in Staten Island at 10 AM, then hitting Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and ending in Manhattan at 9 PM. Here’s his schedule:
10:00AM – Staten Island Artists Building Corporation – Staten Island
with Kerbivore1:30PM – Rough Trade – Brooklyn
solo3:00PM – Trans Pecos – Queens
with Dan Friel and Laura Stevenson6:00PM – Rodrigue’s Coffee House at Fordham – The Bronx
with Doubting Thomas Cruise Control9:00PM – Babycastles – Manhattan
with Chris Gethard and Spraynard
And for the real superfans: Jeff’s giving out wristbands at the first four shows, and the first 25 poeple to show up to the fifth show with all four wristbands gets a limited poster designed by Jeff.
After the AJJ/SSB/Jeff/Chumped tour, Jeff and Chumped will do a run of dates themselves including Absury Park’s Asbury Lanes on April 26 (tickets). All dates are listed, with the new album stream and 5 boroughs flyer, below…
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Jeff Rosenstock — 2015 Tour Dates
March 8 10:00AM – Staten Island Artists Building Corporation – Staten Island #
March 8 1:30PM – Rough Trade – Brooklyn
March 8 3:00PM – Trans Pecos – Queens $
March 8 6:00PM – Rodrigue’s Coffee House at Fordham – The Bronx @
March 8 9:00PM – Babycastles – Manhattan %
March 18 – Baltimore, Maryland – Baltimore*
March 19 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Union Transfer*
March 20 – Brooklyn, New York – Warsaw*
March 21 – Boston, Massachusetts – Royale*
March 22 – Montreal, Quebec – Petit Campus*
March 24 – Toronto, Ontario – Lee’s Palace*
March 25 – Cleveland, Ohio – Grog Shop*
March 26 – Detroit, Michigan – The Magic Stick*
March 27 – Chicago, Illinois – Metro*
March 28 – Minneapolis, Minnesota – Mill City Nights*
March 29 – Lawrence, Kansas -The Granada*
March 31 – Denver, Colorado – Summit Music Hall*
April 1 – Salt Lake City, Utah – Kilby Court
April 2 – Boise, Idaho – The Shredder*
April 3 – Seattle, Washington*
April 4 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw*
April 5 – Portland, Oregon – Wonder*
April 7 – San Francisco, California – Slims*
April 8 – San Luis Obispo, CA – SLO Brew*
April 9 – Fresno, CA – Strummers*
April 10 – San Diego, California – Irenic*
April 11 – Los Angeles, California *
April 13 – Phoenix, Arizona^
April 14 – El Paso, Texas – Electric Banana^
April 16 – Austin, Texas – Mohawk^
April 17 – Dallas, Texas – Sons of Herman Hall^
April 18 – San Antonio, Texas – Korova^
April 19 – Houston, Texas – The Summit^
April 20 – New Orleans, Louisiana – Hey Cafe^
April 21 – Birmingham, Alabama – 1612 House^
April 22 – Atlanta, Georgia – Masquerade / Purgatory^
April 23 – Carrboro, North Carolina – Cat’s Cradle^
April 24 – Richmond, Virginia – Strange Matter^
April 25 – Washington, DC – The Commit^
April 26 – Asbury Park, New Jersey^
# – w/ Kerbivore
$ – w/ Dan Friel, Laura Stevenson
@ – w/ Doubting Thomas Cruise Control
% – w/ Chris Gethard, Spraynard
* – w/ Andrew Jackson Jihad, The Smith Street Band, Chumped
^ – w/ Chumped