Atlanta emo legends Adjust The Sails have just released a brand-new single, titled “GLP-One Punch Man.” The track, written in the typical Adjust The Sails style of hyper-catchy emo riffs, examines frontman Shane Hursts’ relationship with depression, isolation, and suicidal ideation. Despite the heavy subject matter, “GLP-One Punch Man” is as track that many dealing with similar issues will find relatable and, perhaps, feel less alone.

“I wrote ‘GLP-One Punch Man’ after coming home from my first full U.S. tour,” says Hurst. “After being away from home for over a month, reintegrating into normal life and being back in my house was tough. I became depressed. I became overwhelmed with picking back up my ‘real life.’ I got anxious about SO many things – what if touring makes me miss too much of my kid’s important moments? What if this pushes my family over the edge to fall apart? What if this tour was my peak and everything from here is downhill? What if everyone I know doesn’t even need me around and my absence doesn’t matter to them?”

Hurst continues: “I ended up staring up at the ceiling in my bedroom until 3 a.m. one night, feeling consumed, hopeless, and lost. The fears didn’t feel like what-ifs, but things that were promised to happen. It got so heavy that my mind spiraled to the point where suicide was on the table. As the days went on, the thought stayed but became a more selfish idea of, ‘Well, if I just died temporarily, I could get a break and I could see if it would actually affect anyone.’ Rather than acting on it, I just wrote about it.”

Adjust The Sails have a huge swath of tour dates coming up, taking the band through the end of the year.

w/ Worst Party Ever, Equipment, and Ogbert the Nerd

  • 10/16 – Nashville, TN @ DRKMTTR

  • 10/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Altar @ The Masquerade

  • 10/18 – Huntsville, AL @ Mad Malts Brewery

Free show presented by The FEST 

  • 10/25 – Gainesville, FL @ The Bull

w/ TRSH, Dear Maryanne, and Dear Cincinnati  

  • 11/4 – Wichita, KS @ Wave

  • 11/5 – Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard

  • 11/6 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street

  • 11/7 – Dallas, TX @ Puzzles

  • 11/9 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace

  • 11/10 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole

  • 11/12 – Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s

  • 11/13 – Palmdale, CA @ Transplants Brewery

  • 11/14 – San Jose, CA @ The Ritz

  • 11/15 – Reno, NV @ The Holland Project

  • 11/16 – Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room

  • 11/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ Grey Witch

  • 11/20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Backstage at Revel

  • 11/21 – Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep

  • 12/3 – Kansas City, MO @ RecordBar

  • 12/4 – Urbana, IL @ Fernie’s High Horse

  • 12/5 – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade

  • 12/6 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme

  • 12/8 – Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind Pig

  • 12/9 – Akron, OH @ Musica

  • 12/10 – Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall

  • 12/11 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground

  • 12/12 – Portsmouth, NH @ 3S Artspace

  • 12/13 – Milford, CT @ RockHopper

  • 12/15 – Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java

  • 12/16 – Norfolk, VA @ The Annex

  • 12/17 – Durham, NC @ Stanczyk’s

  • 12/18 – Wilmington, NC @ Reggie’s

  • 12/19 – Greenville, SC @ The Radio Room