The Used announce new album ‘Toxic Positivity’ with furious single ‘People Are Vomit’

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The Used have announced details of their ninth studio album ‘Toxic Positivity’ and shared new single ‘People Are Vomit’ – check it out below.‘Toxic Positivity’ is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Heartwork’  and will feature The Used’s 2022 single ‘Fuck You’ alongside the recently released ‘People Are Vomit’.That fiery new The Used track sees vocalist Bert McCraken screaming “This future’s fucked before it got started…This world’s disgusting, people are vomit.”Speaking about the track, McCracken said: “We think this song is fun and cute.

We hope you love it too.”Sharing the song on social media, The Used also quoted Oscar Wilde: “The truth is rarely pure and never simple,” they wrote.‘Toxic Positivity’ is due for release May 19, 2023 via Hassle Records/Big Noise – pre order it here.Speaking about the anger and frustration that The Used were singing about on ‘Heartwork’, McCraken told NME: “That’s the perfect place for rock music to live.

You get a release with music, especially rock music – and it helps to have a little bit of ammunition behind it. A lot of times it’s about living in an over-complicated, modern society where boredom is the number one issue with people’s lives, which is pretty crazy.

This record tries to touch on a lot of the sensitive topics and the things that people could be, should be or will be angry about.”“Art is extremely important when there’s so much uncertainty.