Green Day have opened up about why they have gone back to their roots with their forthcoming new album ‘Saviors’. The trio – Billie-Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – recalled how the lead single ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ marked their return to politically-motivated songwriting, after they had taken a step back from it in recent years.
Speaking about the track, Armstrong explained how it was originally written during the sessions for their last album ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’, but was put on ice until the members felt ready to take a political stance.
“For ‘Father Of All…’ we didn’t want to go political because it was so obvious. It was such low-hanging fruit because we had just terrible politics and terrible division in the United States,” he said. “But this time, we brought it out and it felt like it was the perfect time for it. We got away from the politics for a while [because] we didn’t want to be like another pundit on CNN, finger-pointing.”
The single was the first to be shared from ‘Saviors’, and has since been followed by the new track ‘Look Ma, No Brains!’. The album is set to be released on January 19, 2024, via Reprise/Warner.
When discussing their album ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’, Armstrong spoke about how the songs were born out of experimentation and pushing Green Day’s sound into new territory. He also revealed that it was too obvious to go for a political route and that America is “really fucked up” and “it’s hard to draw any inspiration from it because it just depresses me”.
Green Day will be embarking on a huge world tour next year to celebrate ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot’, with Nothing But Thieves, The Hives, Donots, The Interrupters and Maid Of Ace as support across select dates.
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