Have you guys been busy promoting the new single, “Stereo Hearts?”
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McGinley took time out of his schedule to give details on the new album, what it was like working with Levine, the band’s appearance on NBC TV show The Voice, and their journey to regenerate the debut work that so many fans have grown attached to. As a result, Gym Class Heroes is venturing back in time to create The Papercut Chronicles II, including the new single “Stereo Hearts” featuring Maroon 5’s Adam Levine. The band got its first taste of mainstream success with the release of their major single, “Cupid’s Chokehold,” featuring Fall Out Boy crooner Patrick Stump, and quickly became an integral part of the alternative tour circuit, joining bills for festivals like Warped Tour, Bamboozle and SXSW.Īlthough life shifted into the celebrity-infused fast lane with more upbeat, dance albums like As Cruel As School Children (2006) and The Quilt (2008), the Upstate New York crew maintained a strong attachment to their debut work, the pure, dark, emotion it evoked, and the memories it sparked.
Released in 2005, the album effortlessly blurs the line between alternative and hip-hop, meshing eerie indie guitars, contagious beats and witty rhymes sung with a confident flow-a concoction that seemingly created the standard of the band’s sound.Ĭiting an array of acts across a number of genres as influences, including The Roots, Maroon 5 and even Hall & Oates, vocalist Travie McCoy, guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo, bassist Eric Roberts and drummer Matt McGinley perked the ears of listeners with their eclectic style, while simultaneously hitting their hearts by touching on hard-hitting yet relatable topics like drug abuse, bullying, heartbreak and poverty. This lyric is one of the many beloved and frequently quoted from Gym Class Heroes’ debut album, The Papercut Chronicles. “And at night, I roam these streets with absolutely no purpose/Feeling like I’m worthless/But, contrary to my last statement, I feel fine/Content with the fact that I know this city’s mine.”