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American Thrills releases "Ivy League Swing"

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 04/15/2022

Connecticut punks American Thrills have released their new single, "Ivy League Swing” across all digital platforms. The track is the another single off of the band's full-length release set to drop sometime this fall through Wiretap Records.

The band says, "We reached out to Fred Durst to do guest vocals on the track but he ghosted us. This song is best enjoyed in JNCO Jeans while watching Are You Afraid of the Dark. Got some big 90's vibes.”

Founded in 2020, during the pandemic, the band came together to write their debut Self Titled EP - American Thrills. The album was well received. According to Punk Rock Theory - "This is punkrock from the heartland and kinda what you wish The Gaslight Anthem still sounded like"

The band quickly returned back to the studio with Chris Teti (The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die) to record their follow up record Old Things, which features Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit. In the fall of 2021 the band would release a split with Nightmares For A Week / Tired Radio / Neckscars and land a spot on Fest 19.

American Thrills is currently working with Nick Bellmore (Hatebreed / Make Do And Mend) on their debut LP which will be dropping on Wiretap Records (Spanish Love Songs / Audio Karate). The first single "Alive And Well" was released on December 17th.




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