7" EP - $7.00
STREET DATE: 7/10/26
CAT#: MOM099
LABEL: Mind Over Matter
After their successful sophomore LP 'Spill' came out a couple years back, Dad Hats have been quietly holed up and working on tons of new music, much of which will surface in the form of their next LP which is due out later this year. Since we last heard from our pop punk heroes, they added a member (Zak Klaine, bass), which freed up vocalist Craig Turner to focus on his unique blend of self-loathing and incredibly well-crafted harmonies. Rounded out by drummer Joe Halby and guitarists Tyler Coleman & Nate Sorg, Dad Hats have officially found their stride in the genre of pop-punk-kids-drowning-in-the-minutiae-of-adulthood.
Kicking off the first side of this 7" is undoubtledly the feel good, dopamine-hit-of-nostalgia cover of Wheatus' Teenage Dirtbag, expertly executed. It's hard to think of a cover song that is more suited for the band than this one, and if you've caught them live in the past several months, you already know how amazing it is!
Rounding out the b-side of the record is a new track titled Never Better. A re-recorded version of this song will be included in the forthcoming full length album, and it's packed full of the sarcastic misery and self-deprecation that the band is already known for...just dialed up to 11. It's infectious and - on it's face - seems like a chirpy, summertime bop until you really start to peel back the tongue-in-cheek layers. Vocalist Craig Turner has never been more raw, and we get that balanced on top of some of most entertaining music the band has created to date!
This new EP was recorded at Costume Party Records in Nashville, TN, mixed by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Underoath, etc) and then mastered by Eric Mitchell (Glassjaw) before being pressed on two wild and fun colors.
TRACK LISTING:
01. Teenage Dirtbag
02. Never Better
MARKETING POINTS:
- Dad Hats features ex-members of Foxy Shazam
- Mixed by James Paul Wisner (Paramore, Underoath)
- Mastered by Eric Mitchell (Glassjaw)
- Vinyl is limited to 200 copies, featuring a cover of Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag"
- Two different color variants
FOR FANS OF:
The Wonder Years, PUP, Fall Out Boy