THE MERZINGERS Reveal New Track ‘SECOND CITY’ Written For Their Former Record Label
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29 August 2024
Pennsylvania‘s veteran punk rockers THE MENZINGERS
released their 7th LP Some Of It Was True last October.
They return now with a new ripper for a special occasion. Chicago punk label
Red Scare Industries released the band’s 2nd album in 2010. The label is celebrating
its 20th anniversary with a new compilation, and The Menzingers wrote this new one SECOND CITY for the occasion/compilation
Greg Barnett (frontman): “We spent a lot of time in Chicago during the formative years
of the band, so when asked to contribute a song for Red Scare’s 20th anniversary, it felt right
to pay homage to that era. “Second City” is about a time and place that feels impossible to recreate now, and maybe that’s why I hold it so close to my heart. Chicago has been like a second home, so it felt pretty natural to write about.”
Second City is more pop than punk, and it sticks quite quickly.