First Look/Listen: Fall Out Boy, "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)"

Holy hell! It's a new single from Fall Out Boy! Here's "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up):"



New album comes out May 7th!

Patrick Stump Does Kanye West

Damn.

Shattering The Caricature: Our Interview With Patrick Stump

I've been telling anyone who listens that 2011 has been the best year for music since I can't remember when. Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump's solo disc, Soul Punk [review], only helps prove my point. Patrick was nice enough to sit down with us yesterday to talk about the new album, his tour with Foxy Shazam and Panic! At The Disco, his musical influences, and whether or not Soul Punk or Fall Out Boy is the true Patrick Stump.

How are you doing today?
I'm good. We just pulled into Austin and I just woke up.

It's been a day and a half since Soul Punk was released. Have you had a chance to breathe yet?
Yeah. It's weird because I had almost more of a chance to breathe this time around than anytime I've put out a record before because my record didn't really carry many expectations. I say that on a label/Billboard level. We don't really know what it's going to sell first week. With Fall Out Boy, we had all this heat on us for a long time and now once again, I'm kind of a little anonymous nobody putting out a record. It's kind of nice. I've had a bunch of time to get ready for it, get excited for it. My touring band, we all stayed up last night and had a glass of wine for it. We had that much time to ourselves that we could do that.

I love the album. What do you think of the response to it so far?
It's been awesome. Way, way more than I expected. When I was working on the record, I didn't think that I'd have a single on the radio and that I'd be going around doing press in support of it. It didn't sound to me like what was on the radio. It was kind of something I needed to do for myself. I didn't expect anyone to like it aside from me. It's been amazing not only watching my immediate audience "get it," because a lot of people that I didn't expect to get it have gotten it. It's hit a lot of different places that I was real surprised about. I've heard from people I never would have expected. A few guys I never would have expected in a million years to not say that I suck, have actually liked the record.

Patrick Stump Does Yahoo!

Yahoo! posted a three-song acoustic set from Patrick Stump yesterday and it's pretty much awesome.

"Explode"

CD Review: Patrick Stump, Soul Punk

When was the last time you were surprised by an album because you went in with a preconceived notion of what you felt the album would sound like? For those of you expecting Fall Out Boy II (Hold The Wentz), Patrick Stump's Soul Punk is a mature and funky affair that is miles above anything produced by Fall Out Boy.

I never realized Stump had such a soulful voice until I listened to this album. I went back and listened to Fall Out Boy more closely and sure enough, you can hear glimpses of his chops buried beneath the guitars but this album gives his vocals a chance to shine. At times he sounds like an incredible mashup of Prince and Terrence Trent D'Arby. Not only that, but the man wrote all the lyrics and music, played all the instruments, and produced the entire album by himself.

There are some great tracks on this album. The album leads off with "Explode," a funky, upbeat character study about a bomb defuser going through divorce, "a living breathing action screenplay cliche." In "This City," Stump has created the perfect concert staple ("Poughkeepsie, you've been a great crowd tonight! Tonight, this city IS MY CITY!") that's sure to get the crowd up and singing along in unison in a grand display of civic pride. "Run Dry (X Heart X Fingers)," with its brassy '80s synths, is an ode to drinking. Other standout tracks include "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)," "Greed," "Everybody Wants Somebody," and the Princetastic "Allie."

This is an amazing album, which is bound to turn a lot of heads if people give it a chance. Much of Soul Punk is begging to receive tons of radio airplay and rightfully so. It's infectious soulful pop that's a hell of a lot better than most of the stuff you'll hear on the radio.

Patrick Stump's Soul Punk will be released on October 18, 2011.

Patrick Stump Goes New Jack Swinging

Man, this is awesome. Patrick Stump goes from Montel Jordan's "This Is How We Do It" to Bobby Brown's "Every Little Step" to Boys II Men's "Motown Philly" before landing on Bell Biv Devoe's "Poison."



P.S. His album drops next week. It's going to turn a lot of heads.

Patrick Stump, "This City"

From 2011, here's Patrick Stump with "This City."

Enjoy!