Swiss Army Wife Drops Killer Video for Fan-Favorite Song "This # Is No Longer In Service"
Previously featured on Spotify's "Emo Right Now", "Fresh Finds Rock", "All New Rock" and "New Noise" playlists
"...great impassioned vocals...very fun and kind of sad guy rock ” - Anthony Fantano [theneedledrop]
“Their indisputably fun energy paired with some personal yet relatable lyricism makes this the album equivalent of dying with a smile, or something like that.” - Sophie’s Floorboard
“Swiss Army Wife and Mauve are probably two of the most interesting emo bands in the country rn” - Keegan Bradford [Camp Trash, Stereogum]
FFO: Ben Quad, Palette Knife, Braid
Genres: Midwest Emo, Punk
Listen to "Medium Gnarly" Everywhere Now
Is it any wonder why "This # Is No Longer In Service" has become such a fan-favorite track? Clocking in at just over a minute and a half, the song blends the band's patented mix of raw and impassioned punk vigor with blistering emo riffs and, situated at the top of their debut LP's tracklist, serves as a blistering declaration of intent.
In the new video directed by Anthony Lopez (@anthonylopets on IG), the band indulges in their fun and creative storytelling abilities when a persistent caller breaks up band practice. Who's on the line? Pick it up and find out.
Quote From Vocalist Kade Dale
“'This #' is about the toll that being constantly connected and on-call takes on your mental health. It can be hard to find space just to exist when anyone can hit you up at any time for any reason. At some point, even interacting with people you love starts feeling like a chore–which is terrifying. You start turning inward and shutting people out. Eventually, you’re stuck in your head, trapped in a slow panic, and the phone just keeps. fucking. ringing. I think that’s part of why this is the first track on the record–it’s an introduction to the sort of 'I’m stuck here with my anxieties' introspection that the rest of the album hovers around.”
About Swiss Army Wife
They don’t make ‘em like Swiss Army Wife anymore.
The Portland, Oregon, band’s particular take on emo–heavy on the math riffs, extremely gruff vocally, and fun as hell–might seem quaint in 2022/3, a time when most bands are finding ways to distance themselves as much as possible from the hallmarks of the genre. But the band’s debut full-length, Medium Gnarly, is refreshing in its back-to-basics approach, charming in a way that recalls the scrappy early work of now-iconic groups like You Blew It! or Free Throw.
Single “Halloween” is a perfect encapsulation of Swiss Army Wife’s ethos, a two-minute rager at a breakneck pace stuffed with noodly riffs and hyper-specific, half-sarcastic lyricism. The record’s heavier moments, like closer “Aight, I’mma Head Out” and the first half of “No More Drugs,” lend the band some punk cred, while “Your Bathroom” and the waltzy coda of “No More Drugs” prove Swiss Army Wife’s just as capable of slowing down the pace and still delivering the goods. It comes together as a twenty-minute sugar rush, a debut album that’ll impress fans of the emo revivalists and more contemporary acts. Medium Gnarly is the sort of record that already feels like a cult classic, the kind that just needs to find its way to the right ears.
Kade (he/they) - Guitar & Vox
Jon (he/him) - Bass & Vox
Will (they/them) - Guitar & Vox
Tim (he/him) - Drums
Listen to "Medium Gnarly" Everywhere Now
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