The Bobby Lees announce fourth album New Self, drop title-track

Returning Woodstock punks The Bobby Lees have announced their fourth album New Self.

The band’s debut for Epitaph Records, the LP will arrive on June 12 and is their first since their 2023 indefinite hiatus. “We hit a ceiling with the cycle of funding our own records and then barely breaking even on tour,” admits vocalist/guitarist Sam Quartin.

After announcing that they were going away, The Bobby Lees were reenergised thanks to not only their fans’ response, but from a certain metal-loving Aquaman, Jason Momoa, who reportedly got in touch and offered to help fund their next album. “That was such a gift for us,” enthuses Sam. “It made the whole experience of making the record a lot lighter.”

Before you get to hear how that all sounds on June 12, listen to the newly-released title-track below. “This song feels like a diary entry that I’m letting strangers read, it’s kinda weird to share – but fuck it,” Sam says. “We were listening to late ’90s hip-hop and nu-metal when we wrote it. We told Dave Sardy, who produced the track, that sound was our goal, that kinda feel.”

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