Celebrated pop punks Knuckle Puck have announced their new album, Losing What We Love, will be released October 20 via Pure Noise Records.
Recorded with longtime producer Seth Henderson (State Champs, Real Friends), Losing What We Love follows 2022’s Disposable Life EP and marks the band’s first LP for Pure Noise Records. In many ways, it’s a throwback to their earliest days—not necessarily in sound, but in songwriting essence, tapping into the same collaborative magic they found in bedrooms and garages across Chicago’s south suburbs as teenagers.
But now, Knuckle Puck are done sugarcoating life’s hard truths. This is a record about coming to terms with exactly that. An attempt to lean into the transition between a high point in life to a low point. These songs are a tribute to the familiar while acknowledging that nothing can stay the same forever.
Guitarist/co-lead vocalist Nick Casasanto says:
“For a long time, we felt a responsibility to have this overwhelming hopefulness to our lyrics. This time around, we started writing more honestly with less intent to sound cool or hopeful. It feels like we’re in a bit of a losing battle with the state of the world, but in the past we’d say, ‘Oh, but it’s all OK!’ Now we’re saying, ‘No, we should be panicking.’ This record feels like more of an expression than a motivational speech.”
Knuckle Puck will be playing Furnace Fest and When We Were Young this fall before heading out with Real Friends on a full co-headline tour. Support comes from One Step Closer and Arm’s Length.
Check out latest single “The Tower” below, and preorder/save Losing What We Love here.
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