Teenage Halloween - "Armageddon Now"

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As someone who is growing to accept a love of pop punk, Teenage Halloween are an ideal band. The New Jersey quartet combine power-pop with their pop punk, with more than a little indie rock thrown in. Their latest single, "Armageddon Now," is undeniably catchy, but this is pop punk with grit. As melodic as the song may be, the pop-punk polish is being applied to an edgy and noisy rock song. It also has one of the best punk rock breakdowns of the year. "Armageddon Now" is a bouncy punk song filled with as much attitude as harmony, plus a surprisingly great guitar solo helps close out the song.

You can watch the video for "Armageddon Now" below. The video stars members of the "Queer Punk Wrestlers," and is a must watch. Till You Return is due out October 20 on Don Giovanni Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Teenage Halloween, check out the band on Instagram and Twitter. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.

10/20/2023 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Ukie Club

10/21/2023 - Lake Como, NJ @ Salty's

10/22/2023 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere

10/27/2023 - Hamden, CT @ The Shop
10/28/2023 - Portsmouth, NH @ WSCA Radio
10/29/2023 - Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts
10/31/2023 - Charlotte, NC @ The Evening Muse #
11/01/2023 - Boone, NC @ Lily's *
11/02/2023 - Johnson City, TN @ The Hideaway *
11/03/2023 - Chattanooga, TN @ The Dark Roast *
11/04/2023 - Atlanta, GA @ Ideal Sportsbar * #
11/05/2023 - New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa #
11/07/2023 - Houston, TX @ Eighteen Ten Ojeman #
11/08/2023 - Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room #
11/09/2023 - San Antonio, TX @ Snake Hill Social Club #
11/10/2023 - El Paso, TX @ Old Sheepdog Brewery #
11/11/2023 - Santa Fe NM @ Ghost #
11/14/2023 - Phoenix, AZ @ El Oasis At El Noche #
11/15/2023 - Las Vegas, NV @ Sand Dollar Lounge #
11/16/2023 - San Diego, CA @ Kensington Club #
11/17/2023 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell #
11/18/2023 - Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman #
11/19/2023 - Sacramento CA @ The Starlet Room #
11/21/2023 - Portland, OR @ PICA 
11/22/2023 - Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project 
11/23/2023 - Vancouver, BC @ Green Auto
11/24/2023 - Boise, ID @ Shrine Basement
11/25/2023 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Beehive
11/26/2023 - Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
11/28/2023 - Omaha, NE @ Reverb Lounge
11/29/2023 - Davenport, IA @ Raccoon Motel
11/30/2023 - St Louis, MO @ TBA
12/01/2023 - Chicago, IL @ TBA
12/02/2023 - Milwaukee ,WI @ TBA
12/03/2023 - Bloomington, IL @ TBA
12/05/2023 - Indianapolis, IN @  Healer
12/06/2023 - Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Tavern
12/07/2023 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
12/08/2023 - Detroit, MI @ Lager House
12/09/2023 - Washington, DC @ Quarry House Tavern

# - with Dollar Signs

* - with Tongues Of Fire