The Technicolors drop the facade on "First Class to Nowhere"

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The Technicolors drop the facade on "First Class to Nowhere"

THE TECHNICOLORS DROP THE FACADE ON

NEW SINGLE “FIRST CLASS TO NOWHERE” — STREAM

WITH FEATURED VOCALS FROM MADISON CUNNINGHAM

NEW ALBUM HEAVY PULP SET TO ARRIVE

ON AUGUST 29 VIA SOUNDON — PRE-SAVE

ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS IN LA, PHOENIX & NYC

ON SALE NOW — TICKETS

Press photo by Lupe Bustos

“The band’s repertoire encompasses everything from dreamy, bedroom pop-esque ballads to riff-driven, unapologetic rock tracks that leave the listener wondering how everything could possibly come from one band.”

“Snappy garage rock with just a hint of Britpop, the band's taut, concise songwriting has lyrical flair and just a taste of melodic bite.”

Up next from their forthcoming album Heavy Pulp, rock band The Technicolors today release “First Class to Nowhere.” Pared back in comparison to some of their recent releases, there’s a sense of tenderness to this track’s naked vulnerability. Featuring guest vocals from Madison Cunningham, lyrics are effortlessly traded back and forth, creating lightness in the song’s atmosphere — Stream.

The Technicolors’ Brennan Smiley opened up by saying, “For whatever reason I’ve noticed a pattern where I’ll attempt to write a song directly for someone close, or with that specific person in mind, and it almost always turns out that I’m actually writing it to myself just the same. That’s what this song ended up becoming; a sort of ‘get well soon’ card to myself and to that person and to anyone. While a lot of other songs on the album take a different approach — hiding behind masks or playing different characters as a way of revealing something else, it was important for this song to feel as naked and vulnerable as possible and to risk that level of honesty. I’d be lying to myself if I said that came easy.”

Heavy Pulp will be released on August 29 via SoundOn. The album was produced by GRAMMY-nominated Robert Adam Stevenson (Queens of the Stone Age, The Kills) and features BRONCHO’s Nathan Price on drums. The Technicolors’ Brennan Smiley will be out on the road playing guitar in BRONCHO on their tour this summer. Sonically massive and dripping in confidence, this will be The Technicolors’ first album since 2021, following a pause to take time away and create deliberately. Pre-save Heavy Pulp here.

Following their last album Cinema Sublimina, The Technicolors needed a moment to take a breath. Spending over a decade out on the road and constantly trying to put out enough music to keep other people happy, the band decided to slow down in order to not cut important corners. During this period of “dormancy” the band’s catalog shot to new heights, priming them for their biggest chapter yet. After putting their heads down in a time where bedroom pop was being favored, the band got to work and now reemerges in a space where being a rock band feels viable again.

Along with the release of Heavy Pulp, The Technicolors will play a string of album release shows in Los Angeles, their hometown of Phoenix, and New York City. Each show will be supported by Jo Alice. Tickets for all three shows are on sale now here.