The Interrupters
Apr 21, 2022
The Interrupters have released their first single, “In the Mirror,” from their fourth studio album In The Wild, on August 5th via Hellcat/Epitaph Records. On the infectious, adrenaline-fueled track, Aimee Interrupter sings, “Took me a long time to come clean / To be honest, the truth’s so ugly / Took me a long time to come home, I didn’t think you’d get me,” hinting at the stories to come. She says of the inspiration for the song, “I fell into so many self-destructive patterns trying to come to terms with my childhood. I spent so long trying to run from the pain. No matter how far I ran, there I was…. I realized I needed to make peace with who I saw in the mirror.”
During the COVID lockdown, Aimee Interrupter, partner and guitarist Kevin Bivona, and his younger twin brothers, Jesse (drums) and Justin (bass), built a home studio in their garage. In this cocoon-like environment, Aimee found the strength to confront the past and together the bandmates created their most personal album yet. Gliding across a spectrum of breathless punk rock, doo-wop, gospel, dancehall, and the band’s customary nods to the lineage of two-tone, the album is infused with an uplifting spirit and several special collaborations.
The band said of their new album, “We are SO EXCITED to announce our fourth full-length album In The Wild. We put SO MUCH LOVE into this album. Produced by our very own Kevin Bivona, this album takes you on a journey throughout Aimee’s life and every song is a deep delve. We recorded almost the entire record in our home studio during the lockdown which as we all know was a turbulent time for everyone. The making of the record allowed us to have purpose and to rid our closets of all the skeletons lurking. Humbled and honored to have features from Tim Armstrong, Rhoda Dakar, Alex & Greg from Hepcat, and The Skints.”
The ska punk band formed in Los Angeles in 2011. The three Bivona brothers met Aimee Allen, a solo artist at the time, in 2009 while touring with their band Telacasters supporting The Dirty Heads and Sugar Ray. In 2011, Aimee and Kevin started writing songs together and brought Kevin's brothers, twins Jesse and Justin, in to play drums and bass. The Interrupters got an early start, touring with bands such as Rancid, The Transplants, Devil's Brigade, and Left Alone; as well as playing Riot Fest in Chicago and Denver, and the Canadian music festival Amnesia Rockfest, all before the release of their first record. They were frequently involved with Tim Armstrong's Tim Timebomb and Friends project, which saw the online release of a song a day for an entire year. They were also members of the touring group.
In 2014, The Interrupters debut self-titled record was released on Hellcat/Epitaph. The band’s sophomore record Say It Out Loud was released in 2016. Produced again by Tim Armstrong. In support, the band played on the entire Vans Warped Tour during the summer of 2016, and then embarked on their first U.S. headlining tour. The band’s third album Fight the Good Fight, produced by Tim Armstrong, came out in 2018. The Interrupters were featured on the cover of Kerrang! magazine in May 2019 and were nominated for 'Best International Breakthrough' at the 2019 Kerrang! Awards.
The Interrupters return to the road this summer with Flogging Molly. The co-headline run will kick off at TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indianapolis on June 7th and include a June 30th show at Pier 17 in New York City. Tiger Army and The Skints will support on all dates.