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SUMMARY:Taking Back Sunday
DESCRIPTION:John Nolan (lead guitar\, piano\, vocals) \n\nAdam Lazzara (le
 ad vocals) \n\nShaun Cooper (bass) \n\nMark O’Connell (drums) \n\nThe
 y’ve been making music together as a band for more than 20 years\, have 
 sold millions of  albums—and along the way\, amassed a devoted\, intern
 ational fan base. But ask the members of  Taking Back Sunday if they stil
 l feel a burning desire to make a powerful impact and connect in  a big w
 ay\, and there’s not a moment of hesitation in the response. “I’m go
 nna try and conquer  the world every time\,” says lead singer Adam Lazz
 ara with a smile.” Adds drummer Mark  O’Connell: ”When we’re writ
 ing songs\, the one thing we ask ourselves is\, ‘will it make people  f
 eel something?’ You try to make people feel emotion. That’s the one go
 al we went in with\, and  I think we did it.” \n\nThis unrelenting pur
 suit of greatness lies at the heart of 152\, Taking Back Sunday’s long a
 waited\, thrilling eighth studio album (and Fantasy Records debut) out Oct
 ober 27\, 2023.  Written and refined over the course of several years\, t
 he group’s first full-length offering since  2016’s Tidal Wave is a p
 assionate\, melody-infused confessional from a band forever known for  it
 s honesty and vulnerability. The 10-track LP was produced by Tushar Apte (
 whom the band  met through a mutual collaboration with DJ Steve Aoki) and
  mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One  Pilots\, Bleachers). \n\n“What Mark 
 describes was the process for “Amphetamine Smiles\,” notes lead guitar
 ist John  Nolan. “When I brought that demo in\, the band was vocal abou
 t making changes but not from  some negative motivation. You have to be a
 ble to trust and listen to try to make the song better. We all had to do t
 hat constantly throughout the process of making this album\, and it shows.
 ” “I genuinely feel we’re the band that hasn’t stopped and keeps g
 etting better\,” says Lazzara  proudly of Taking Back Sunday’s unwave
 ring creative spark. Adds bassist Shaun Cooper: “I  really feel the sky
 ’s the limit!” \n\nWhen Taking Back Sunday first sat down together in
  late 2019 to begin working in earnest on  what became 152\, the band lai
 d out some ground rules from the outset. They weren’t out to  simply ad
 d more songs to their already-storied catalog\, but rather make a piece of
  art they could  be proud of. “We sat down and said\, “Look\, nothing
  mediocre is gonna stay\,” recalls Lazzara.  “So if you have a medioc
 re idea\, keep simmering on it.” \n\nTo that end\, so many of the songs
  that comprise 152 were workshopped like never before. As the  band membe
 rs explain\, over the years they’ve learned to love letting a piece of m
 usic develop  from its initial idea all the way to its sometimes drastica
 lly-different finished form. It’s a journey \n\nthey’ve undoubtebly b
 een on many times before when making previous albums\, but as they  found
  out when making 152\, it’s one that continues to thrill them and keep t
 hings fresh. \n\nLazzara gets animated as he describes how so many songs 
 on 152 morphed over the multi-year  writing and recording process. Whethe
 r it was “S’old” transforming from a punky\, Green Day style rocker 
 into a slow-building\, emotion-dripping plea for acceptance\, or “I Am T
 he Only One  Who Knows You\,” which evolved from a galloping rock song 
 into a beatific ballad\, so many of  the songs that comprise 152 found Ta
 king Back Sunday continually surprising one another with  musical ideas i
 n new and exciting ways. \n\n“You would think after 20 years we know wh
 at each other is going to do\,” offers Lazzara. “But  there were so m
 any times making this record where you would hear the initial idea and thi
 nk\, ‘I  know where this is going\,’ but then was super surprised whe
 re it ended up. It’s those kinds of  surprises that make it so exciting
 . That’s why we all still want it so badly.” Adds Cooper: “If you  
 can predict what each other is going to do\, then it just becomes a job. I
 t’s not an artistic  expression. You’re not trying to grow.” \n\nA
  major part of that growth is heard explicitly in 152’s unguarded lyrics
 : 20-plus years into  Taking Back Sunday\, Lazzara and Nolan are peeling 
 back the curtain like never before. From the  heartfelt recollections of 
 the album’s epic opener “Amphetamine Smiles\,” (We talked until the
   sun came up/It meant so much/we can’t remember what/You better save y
 ourself before you try  and save somebody else”)\, to the expressive ye
 arning in lead single “The One” (“You were the  one/Put me at ease/
 Brought out my best/I let you in/You ignored the mess/You didn’t mind”
 )\,  listeners are invited into the songwriter’s collective heart. \n\
 n“It’s often hard to turn off those other voices in your head: ‘OK\,
  we gotta do what people expect.  This is our lane\,’ explains Lazzara.
  “I have to step out of that skin. We learned with Tidal Wave that if it
 ’s the four of us playing it’s going to sound like Taking Back Sunday.
  Once we really  embraced that sentiment\, the world was our oyster. We w
 ere freed up to take chances.” \n\nOn the subject of the band’s renow
 ned live performances\, O’Connell didn’t mince words.  “There’s n
 o question\, when it comes to the stage\, no one is getting left behind\,
 ” he declared. “No  one wants to be the weak link. We all want to ste
 p up our game up because we love it. The amount of effort we give on stage
  is crazy\, especially with Nathan Cogan Post\, who performs  with us on 
 the road. He’s a very big part of that effort as well. When you get a li
 ttle older\, you  don’t want to waste time\, time is what we got\, so l
 et’s make the most of it.” \n\nWhen it came time to title the project
 \, 152 was the only option. A section of road in North  Carolina between 
 Highpoint\, Chapel Hill and Raleigh where the band and their friends would
   meet up as teenagers before seeing shows\, 152 has become synomynous wi
 th Taking Back  Sunday and has appeared in some form on every one of thei
 r album covers.  \n\n“We wanted something that represents us as a band
  and who we are now\,” says Cooper of the  title. “The universe was p
 ointing us in that direction. This is what we have to do.” Adds Lazzara\
 ,  “It was right there waiting for us. It was a nod to all our friends 
 and our people.” \n\nRevitalized and unusually optimistic\, Taking Back
  Sunday is ready to embrace what lies ahead.  “Normally it’s like\, t
 his is working right now\, let’s just go with it and see what happens\,
 ” admits Lazzara. “But the process of making this record has helped ge
 t me to a point where I’m looking  ahead. I’m so excited about the po
 ssibilities. You’ve got to keep moving forward. We need to \n\ncontinue
  building onto this wonderful world.”
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