Brian Sella: Last News

The Front Bottoms have announced their return to the touring circuit with 31 dates across North America later this year, alongside the release of a new track titled ‘Voodoo Magic’.In true Front Bottoms fashion, ‘Voodoo Magic’ sees the band put a summery spin on a tedious topic, as frontman Brian Sella waxes lyrical about his bad luck over a bed of bright lead guitars and energetic percussion.The track also features some musical input from Matt Skiba (of Alkaline Trio and Blink-182 fame), who joins Sella and drummer Mat Uychich on guitar.Watch the animated music video for ‘Voodoo Magic’, directed by James Blagden, below:‘Voodoo Magic’ lands as The Front Bottoms’ first material to follow their fifth studio album, ‘In Sickness & In Flames’,

The Front Bottoms have crafted a sharp and unflinching collection that harks back to the magic of their 2011 self-titled debut. The New Jersey folk-punk band took a creative risk with 2017’s synth-packed ‘Going Grey’, and ‘In Sickness & In Flames’ finds them returning to more familiar territory, confirming their ability to mine millennial angst with verve.Tackling themes of difficult break-ups, self-sabotage and anxiety, guitarist and vocalist Brian Sella and drummer Mathew Uychich tap into the seemingly eternal adolescence that spools into your early thirties.