Jimmy Eat World Frontman Says 'Damage' Is An Adult Breakup Album
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Excitement continues to rise this morning for Jimmy Eat World‘s forthcoming album, Damage, and now we have some insight on the inspiration for the record.
In a new interview with Billboard, JEW frontman Jim Adkins was asked what inspired the band’s latest material. Though his response is a bit more in depth than our headline might lead you to believe, Adkins essentially reveals that a great deal of the album is intended to be what he calls an “adult break-up record.” You can view an excerpt from the article below. Click here for the full feature.
Adkins has described the new album, which follows 2010’s Invented, as an adult break-up record, which should absolutely excite longtime fans. Jimmy Eat World’s best songs (and most of their songs, period) thrive on feelings and sentimentality; led by single I Will Steal You Back, Damage certainly fits that bill. Musically, the single works in the good-guy rock groove the band has been exploring since 2004’s Futures. There’s also some acoustic exploration that plays off tracks like Heart Is Hard to Find from their last album.
Nothing is less effective for me than when you stack happy on top of happy, says Adkins of his tendency to reach for the heartstrings. I just can’t have empathy for that type of song.