Jeff Rosenstock. Photo by Matt Price.
Jeff Rosenstock has announced a new album titled HELLMODE, due out September 1 via Polyvinyl. To celebrate the news, he’s shared the shared a new track called “DOUBT,” along with animated visuals courtesy of Deena Beck, Dashawn Mahone, and Najja Porter.
“DOUBT,” which follows last month’s “LIKED U BETTER” as HELLMODE’s second single, is a typically emotional indie anthem from the Long Island rocker, who turned 40 last year. “Speak / Even if it feels weird / Even if it feels weird / To be yourself,” he begins, kicking off an empowering track that nevertheless acknowledges the gulf between words of encouragement and active self-improvement. “The redundancy of your POV / Infinite serotonin stocking fee-ver dream / Slow motion kill screen,” he sings later, as the song inches toward its climactic final verse (the lyric is listed on YouTube as “Infinite serotonin starving fever dream,” but upon several close listens I have determined that I know better).
“To me, the album feels like the chaos of being alive right now,” Rosenstock says in a press statement, speaking on HELLMODE as a whole. “We’re experiencing all these things at the same time that trigger our senses, and emotions that make us feel terrible. We’re just feeling way too much all at once!”
Watch the music video for “DOUBT” below, and keep scrolling for HELLHOUND’s cover art and tracklist, as well as Jeff Rosenstock’s upcoming U.S. tour dates.
HELLMODE album art
HELLMODE tracklist
1. WILL U STILL U
2. HEAD
3. LIKED U BETTER
4. DOUBT
5. FUTURE IS DUMB
6. SOFT LIVING
7. HEALMODE
8. LIFE ADMIN
9. I WANNA BE WRONG
10. GRAVEYARD SONG
11. 3 SUMMERS
Jeff Rosenstock 2023 U.S. tour dates
September 6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
September 7 - New York, NY - Terminal 5 #
September 8 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner #
September 9 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall #
September 10 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore &
September 12 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry #
September 13 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle #
September 15 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Heaven #
September 16 - Madison, TN - Eastside Bowl #
September 17 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall #
September 19 - Chicago, IL - The Salt Shed #
September 20 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre #
September 22 - Toronto, ON - The Danforth Music Hall #
September 24 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre #
November 25 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren $
November 27 - Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf $
November 28 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace $
November 30 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger $
December 1 - Austin, TX - Empire Garage $
December 2 - Dallas, TX - Ferris Wheelers Backyard and BBQ $
December 3 - Tulsa, OK - The Vanguard $
December 5 - Denver, CO - Summit $
December 7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell $
December 8 - Boise, ID - Treefort Music Hall $
December 10 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall $
December 11 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox $
December 14 - Reno, NV - The Holland Project $
December 15 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom $
December 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Novo $
December 17 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park $
# with Sidney Gish & Gladie
$ with Small Crush
& with Chris Farren, Sidney Gish, Gladie,and Diners
