Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Chicago alt-rockers footballhead are kicking off an exciting new chapter by announcing their signing to Pure Noise Records and the release of a brand-new single “Sharpen Your Words”.
“Signing to Pure Noise- no joke – in every essence is a dream come true to the guys that make up footballhead. We spent our teen years, 20s, and now in our 30s loving the bands that make up the culture of this label. I emailed Jake 15 years ago asking for an internship because I loved the bands on his label so much when I was a teenager and he basically told me “thanks so much-I’m a one-man operation right now; circle back with me later.” Well, here we are.” says the band.
LISTEN TO “SHARPEN YOUR WORDS”
Speaking on the new single and video the band said, “This song organically feels like it picks up right where Weight of The Truth left off- it’s got all the same flavors of sonics as Weight Of The Truth but we pushed the dynamics a lot further. We wanted to create this soundscape environment where you can press play and quickly identify this is a subculture song like all fbh songs are, but it’s almost like you immediately can tell it’s best fit for a big stage. It’s meant to be blasted at maximum volume.”
As we were wrapping up recording, the textures of “Sharpen Your Words” were triggering music video ideas of grandiose scale- like My Chem’s “Helena” and 30 Seconds To Mars’ “The Kill”. So I knew we had to temper our expectations but we’re always looking to source the same emotions that those videos had in their DNA.”
