Destroy Boys - "Escape"

Northern California's Destroy Boys are giving us another sample of their upcoming album before it's out next week. "Escape" is the kind of song that the crusty middle aged dude in me hates calling punk, although it is. Sure, "Escape" is quite poppy but still has just enough edge and crunch to it to keep it from being pure pop. That being said, this is such a poppy song. It's the level of pop that usually turns me off, but when a song is this great it's impossible not to love. Maybe it's the oddly 90's slacker vibe you can hear throughout, especially in the vocals. Not many bands can combine punk, 90's indie rock, and pop in a way that is this compelling, but Destroy Boys pull it off. Plus, there's a spoken part in the middle that sounds like it's a phone call which is making me oddly nostalgic for the late 80's.

Frontperson Alexia Roditis says of the new song:

“‘Escape’  is about wanting an out from the regular life I was living. I wrote it pre-pandemic, though you might not have known that if you listened to it. It’s about wanting to go on tour and wanting to escape reality in any way possible.”

You can listen to "Escape" below. Open Mouth, Open Heart is due out October 8 on Hopeless Records. You can pre-save or pre-order the album here. For more on Destroy Boys, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song.

SEP 30 The Dip @ Redding, CA

OCT 1 Bottom Of the Hill San Francisco, CA 

OCT 2 Harlow's Restaurant & Nightclub Sacramento, CA

OCT 3 The Holland Project Reno, NV

OCT 5  The Vera Project Seattle, WA

OCT 6 Lola's Room Portland, OR

NOV 19 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA

NOV 20 VooDoo Room San Diego, CA

NOV 21 Nile Theater Mesa, AZ

NOV 23 Antone's Austin, TX

NOV 24 Ruins Dallas, TX

NOV 26  The End Nashville, TN

NOV 27 Purgatory At The Masquerade Atlanta, GA

NOV 28 Crowbar Tampa, FL

NOV 30 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC

DEC 1  Songbyrd Music House Washington, DC

DEC 2 Space Ballroom Hamden, CT

DEC 3 Market Hotel Brooklyn, NY

DEC 4 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA

DEC 5 Fête Music Hall Lounge Providence, RI

DEC 6  Brighton Music Hall Allston, MA

DEC 8 Mahalls Cleveland, OH

DEC 9 The Sanctuary Hamtramck, MI

DEC 10 FRI Cobra Lounge Chicago, IL

DEC 11 SAT Odyssey Lounge Springfield, MO

DEC 13 89th Street Collective Oklahoma City, OK

DEC 14 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM