SHARE VIDEO FOR LATEST SINGLE “SHADOW (I’M BREAKING DOWN)”

 

SHARE VIDEO FOR LATEST SINGLE  “SHADOW (I’M BREAKING DOWN)”

"(Destroy Boys) performed … to charmed and excited crowds." SPIN  "Choice openers Destroy Boys (a must-see at Bumbershoot in a few months)...helped ground the show in the now" Seattle Times “Destroy Boys live up to their name at Coachella…. Sacramento indie punks rocked”   LA Weekly  “Their songs possess a primal groove reminiscent of '80s California hardcore juxtaposed with confessional, hilarious and poignant reflections of humanity and life's passing moments that beg a second look.” Paper Magazine Today, Destroy Boys have released a video for their latest single “Shadow (I’m Breaking Down)” recapping their life on tour. “Our friend Dez came along with us for a few shows and beautifully captured the experience. The song is all about mental health and seeing your shadow,” singer/guitarist Alexia Roditis says of the video. “Playing shows and writing music help me transmute negative experiences into positive ones. Duality is showcased by presenting our on-stage personas side by side with our off stage antics.” “Shadow (I’m Breaking Down)” out now via Hopeless Records, finds the band once again working with Carlos de la Garza (Bad Religion, Paramore, The Linda Lindas) and exemplifies the trio’s penchant for mixing their high-energy and raw sound with honest and unapologetic lyrics. The song has picked up momentum with adds at alternative radio stations such as KROX, KKDO, WEQX, XTRA, Sirius XM Faction and additional spins on WXDX, KTBZ, KPNT, KXRK, KFRR, KLAQ, KUPD, WBTZ, WEXX, WGBJ, WGHL and WRRV.  Earlier this year, the band kicked off their 2023 touring schedule with Coachella and finished up a 2-week run supporting Blink 182 and Turnstile as well as headlining dates at New York City’s Irving Plaza and Chicago's The Metro for their own mini festival, DestroyFest ("a new traveling festival with some of our favorite bands"). The band is performing multiple dates in the UK and Europe this month and will make their way back to the US for Salt Lake City’s Mind the Gap Festival on August 26, Bumbershoot in Seattle on September 2 and dates with Pierce The Veil starting in November. Tickets are on-sale here.

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Punk Rock might have been the force that brought Destroy Boys together but it’s far from the only touchstone for their music. From their first record through the present, they have continued to write and sing about what they know. School drama and elitist cliques encountered in their teens have given way to the pain of relationships and the inherent feelings of misunderstanding and isolation that is all too common for young people navigating a hybrid of real and digital worlds. Started in 2015 by Sacramento teens Alexia Roditis and Violet Mayugba while they were still in high-school, the band initially released several home recordings as their lineup evolved. Destroy Boys' first proper record, Sorry Mom remains a classic for the band’s fans, having spawned their underground hit “I Threw Glass At My Friend’s Eyes and Now I’m On Probation.” The follow up record, Make Room was tracked in just 4 days and yielded favorites such as “Crybaby” and “Duck Eat Duck World” (later featured on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtrack). Adding drummer Narsai Malik to the fold in 2018, Destroy Boys began to tour in earnest, venturing as far as the UK, opening for numerous up-and-coming indie bands. As their own songs took off on Spotify and Tik Tok they signed with LA Punk/Emo label Hopeless Records in 2020. Working with Philly producer Will Yip (Turnstile, Braid) their first Hopeless release was the snarling, one minute ripper, “Muzzle.”  The eventual LP Open Mouth, Open Heart, released in late 2021 chronicled a band dealing with familiar pandemic-frustration and the rise of online gossip and bullying, and they dealt with these head on with songs ranging from “Escape” to “Locker Room Bully.” Watch this space for more music and news from Destroy Boys. Destroy Boys tour dates 8/17 - Lux Club - Hannover, Germany  8/18 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlands  8/20 - Pukkelpop Festival - Hasselt, Belgium  8/21 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK  8/22 - The Fleece - Bristol, UK  8/23 - CHALK - Brighton, UK  8/26 - Mind The Gap Festival - Salt Lake City, UT  9/2 - Bumbershoot - Seattle, WA  9/24 - House of Blues - Anaheim, CA (Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings)  10/15 - Lunario Del Auditorio Nacional - Mexico City, Mexico 11/4 — Sacramento, CA — Hard Rock Live * 11/5 — Fresno, CA — Fresno Convention Center * 11/7 — Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre * 11/8 — El Paso, TX — UTEP Don Haskins Center * 11/10 — San Antonio, TX — The Espee * 11/11 — Edinburg, TX — Bert Ogden Arena * 11/12 — Houston, TX — 713 Music Hall * 11/14 — Orlando, FL — House of Blues * 11/15 — Orlando, FL — House of Blues *  11/17 — Myrtle Beach, SC — House of Blues* 11/18 — Corbin, KY — The Corbin Arena * 11/19 — Macon, GA — Macon City Auditorium * 11/21 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway * 11/25 — Reading, PA — Santander Arena * 11/26 — Columbus, OH — KEMBA Live! * 11/28 — Chesterfield, MO — The Factory * 11/30 — Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom * 12/1  —  Chicago, IL — Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom* 12/2 — Des Moines, IA — Vibrant Music Hall * 12/3 — Minneapolis, MN — The Armory * 12/5 — Oklahoma City, OK — The Criterion *  12/7 — Las Vegas, NV — Brooklyn Bowl *  12/8 — San Diego, CA — Viejas Arena * * supporting Pierce The Veil