Bayside are a Punk/Hardcore-adjacent Pop Punk/Emo band initially formed in Bayside, Queens, New York-based in 2000. Steadily approaching their 20th year playing together, Bayside's current line-up consists of Anthony Raneri, Jack O'Shea, Nick Ghanbarian & Chris Guglielmo. Now, I in no way intend to unintentionally age myself here... but, "back in the day" (the early 2000's,) I was fortunate enough to catch Bayside live in support of, I believe, in support of both Senses Fail & Taking Back Sunday; somewhere, I still have a black-and-yellow "IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN BAYSIDE" concert T-shirt from one of said gigs. Just about two weeks ago, Bayside announced the sheer existence of their eighth studio album, Interrobang, which was released this past Friday, October 4, 2019. Interrobang is quite easily Bayside's loudest, most riff-heavy album to date juxtaposed against extremely catchy, melodic hooks on nearly every single track. As crazy as it sounds, Bayside's Interrobang falls somewhere in-between Maladriot-era Weezer and peak 1980's Anthrax. FUN FACT: By definition, an interrobang is "a punctuation mark that combines an exclamation and a question mark (‽)."


"We wanted the record to feel exciting and new, but, also, sound like a natural progression for the band," Anthony Raneri explains. "We just wanted to keep the listener on their toes—there is a ton of information being thrown out—and if you want to take it all in—you can't stop paying attention for a second." As of August 29, 2019, Interrobang's lead-off single, "Prayers" had broken 100,000 streams in its first week; plus, "Devotion & Desire" from Bayside's 2005 self-titled album, also, became the band's first single song to reach 10 million streams. For Interrobang, Bayside recruited critically-acclaimed producer Cameron Webb (Alkaline Trio, Kelly Clarkson, Motörhead, NOFX,) the band embraced his eclectic résumé and pushed the boundaries of what a Bayside song could sound like. "We thought it would be perfect to work with [him] because we see ourselves as sitting somewhere in between all of those artists," Raneri continued. Bayside's Interrobang is now available to purchase in multiple formats, via Hopeless Records. The Interrobang‽ Club Tour kicks off on 11/6/19 with Bayside's special guests Sincere Engineer & Capstan, as well as an array of unsigned, non-touring bands.