Imperial Teen - "Hands All Up"

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Photo by Milan Zrnic

Most bands would celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their debut album by releasing a deluxe edition, and maybe playing the album in full on tour. Instead of that, Imperial Teen have a new album coming out thirty years after releasing Seasick. The latest single off that album, "Hands All Up," sounds more like 1996 than the previous two singles have. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked to find out it was a lost cut from Seasick. It's a little more rocking than "Overdrive" and "All Over You" were, but with plenty of indie pop to make the song ridiculously catchy. The song sounds like 1996, as grunge faded even further from the charts and was replaced by a more pop focused version of alt-rock. Imperial Teen were one of the finest artists of that sound, and here they are still killing it three decades later.

Will Schwartz (guitar, vocals, keyboards) says of his band's latest single:

“We want to make people dance and think and feel at the same time."

You can listen to "Hands All Up" below. All Over You is due out October 9 on Merge Records, and is available for pre-order through Bandcamp. For more on Imperial Teen, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song and include November 3 at Warehouse XI in Somerville, MA.


14th October - Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon +
15th October - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill +
17th October - Seattle, WA @ Barboza +
18th Ocrtober - Portland, OR @ Swan Dive +
3rd November - Boston, MA @ Warehouse XI
4th November - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
5th November - Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez
6th November - Washington DC @ Comet Ping Pong
7th November - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook

+ w/ Kids on a Crime Spree

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