All Time Low weg bij Interscope Records

In een interview met Absolute Punk heeft Alex Gaskarth, de frontman van All Time Low, bekend gemaakt dat de band geen contract meer heeft met Interscope Records. De band had na de fikse vertraging met de release van het ‘major-debuut’ Dirty Work namelijk geen vertrouwen meer in het label. “Het was het gebruikelijke verhaal dat we onszelf hadden beloofd dat ons dat nooit zal overkomen” aldus Gaskarth. Lees hieronder een stuk uit het interview.

A good chunk of this record deals with our signing, and eventual split with Interscope. It was the usual story that we promised ourselves we’d never let happen: Band signs with label, label throws everything into the making of band’s new album, team working the record gets fired or moved to another office, record gets delayed, record loses steam, band leaves label. I don’t fault the folks at Interscope for any of this. The people we worked with were amazing, and really believed in us. Even the people who eventually came in to try and pick up the pieces left in the wake of massive restructuring, were genuinely trying to help. Unfortunately we got lost in the mess of big business and higher-ups making deals. Lesson learned. No hard feelings. It’s not for us. We asked to be released from our contract, and they understood why. The other, and more important theme of this record, is self discovery and confidence. It’s about being sure that you’re not sure, and being OK with that– realizing that life is an adventure, and to face it boldly and unabashedly. I think this theme even plays into the former quite a bit; Don’t let anyone mess with you aspirations.

Aangezien de band momenteel zonder label zit is het nieuwe album in eigen beheer opgenomen. Ook brengt de band vrijdag de nieuwe single “The Reckless And The Brave” uit. Waarschijnlijk wordt het nieuwe materiaal via Hopeless Records uitgebracht, maar dit is nog niet bevestigd.