Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs

2024 studio album by Alkaline Trio

Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs

Studio album by

Alkaline Trio

Released| January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26)
Recorded| 2023
Studio| Studio 606
Label| Rise
Producer| Cameron Webb
Alkaline Trio chronology
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(2020)  | Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
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Singles from  Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs

1. "Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs"
Released: October 17, 2023
2. "Bad Time"
Released: November 29, 2023

Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs is the upcoming tenth studio album by American punk rock band Alkaline Trio. Set to be released on January 26, 2024, it is the band's first album with drummer Atom Willard, who joined the band following the departure of longtime drummer Derek Grant in 2023. It was recorded at Studio 606 and produced by Cameron Webb. It also marks the band's first release through Rise Records. Its six-year gap from Is This Thing Cursed? (2018) will mark the longest between two albums from the band to date.

The album was announced on October 17, 2023 alongside the release of its title track as the lead single. The band is also set to tour with Drug Church in support of the album.

## Background[edit]

Alkaline Trio began writing new material for their next album in early 2022. While touring with Taking Back Sunday, Derek Grant revealed that they had been playing new songs at soundchecks, and were preparing to take the new songs in for recording soon.[1] Prior to this news though, Grant had started to become more absent in the band's activities, mostly due to ongoing mental health concerns. For their previous album, Is This Thing Cursed?, he was unable to perform on the supporting tour, and was also absent for the recording of their 2020 EP. While he had begun to be more present in later touring dates, it was announced in early 2023 that Grant was leaving the band to focus on his mental health and pursue graphic design.[2]

Shortly after, the band announced Atom Willard as their new drummer.[3] Prior to when Grant originally joined the band in 2001, Willard played multiple shows with Alkaline Trio and appeared in their music video for "Private Eye". He had also played with guitarist Matt Skiba in their band theHell, and the two had also recently started a new band, Lektron.

The album's title comes from a term used by Skiba's mother, who was once an emergency room nurse; "She and her co-workers referred to exceptionally busy nights as ‘blood, hair, and eyeballs.’"[4]

## Writing and recording[edit]

Recording officially began in 2023 at Dave Grohl's Studio 606, which is where Skiba and Willard had recently recorded a joint single for Lektron.[5] Skiba stated that the trio had started to think about bands such as Nirvana, The Police and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and were excited to record in a studio "engineered for loud, live rock music." The band took a more collaborative approach to the recording and made sure to build the songs "from the ground up, in the same room which hasn’t happened since the band started."[6][7]

Skiba and bassist Dan Andriano were inspired by what they referred to as "apocalypse culture," and how bad news in modern culture creates so much fear in people.

> “Without sounding trite, it’s the way that we get our information now through social media. There’s always been good and there’s always been horror, but it feels like the horror hits our doorsteps much quicker these days. It gives people the feeling that things are escalating horribly.” - Matt Skiba[6]

## Release[edit]

The album was announced on October 17, 2023 alongside the release of the title track and its music video. The second single, "Bad Time", was released on November 29, 2023, along with a music video. The band is also set to tour in support of the album with support of Drug Church.[8]

## Tracklist[edit]

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Hot for Preacher"|
2.| "Meet Me"|
3.| "Versions of You"|
4.| "Bad Time"| 2:56
5.| "Scars"|
6.| "Break"|
7.| "Shake with Me"|
8.| "Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs"| 3:01
9.| "Hinterlude"|
10.| "Broken Down in a Time Machine"|
11.| "Teenage Heart"|

## Personnel[edit]

Alkaline Trio

* Matt Skiba – guitar, vocals
* Dan Andriano – bass, vocals
* Atom Willard – drums

Additional Musicians[9]

* Jamie Blake \- Background Vocals

Production

* Cameron Webb – production, mixing
* Andrew Alekel – engineering

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Alkaline Trio On Taking Back Sunday Tour, 'Good Mourning' 20th Anniversary & New Music - Videos". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
2. ^ Trapp, Philip (2023-06-08). "Alkaline Trio Drummer Derek Grant Leaves the Band After 22 Years". Loudwire. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
3. ^ "Alkaline Trio Name Their New Drummer Following Derek Grant's Exit". Loudwire. June 15, 2023.
4. ^ "Alkaline Trio Announce New Album, 2024 Tour Dates". 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
5. ^ Neville (2023-05-30). "Hear two singles from Matt Skiba's new garage-punk supergroup Lektron". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
6. ^ a b Sacher, Andrew (2023-10-17). "Alkaline Trio announce new LP & tour with Drug Church (new song & exclusive vinyl)". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
7. ^ "Alkaline Trio return with new album, Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs". Kerrang!. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
8. ^ Punknews.org (2023-10-17). "Alkaline Trio to release new album, share video for title track, announce tour dates (US and CAN)". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
9. ^ Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs, retrieved 2023-10-18

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Alkaline Trio

* Matt Skiba
* Dan Andriano
* Atom Willard

* Rob Doran
* Glenn Porter
* Mike Felumlee
* Derek Grant

Studio albums|

* Goddamnit
* Maybe I'll Catch Fire
* From Here to Infirmary
* Good Mourning
* Crimson
* Agony & Irony
* This Addiction
* My Shame Is True
* Is This Thing Cursed?
* Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs

Compilation albums|

* Alkaline Trio
* Remains
* Damnesia

Extended plays|

* Broken Wing

Split albums|

* Alkaline Trio / Hot Water Music
* BYO Split Series Volume V

Singles|

* "Stupid Kid"
* "Private Eye"
* "Hell Yes"
* "Halloween"
* "We've Had Enough"
* "All on Black"
* "Time to Waste"
* "Mercy Me"
* "Burn"
* Alkaline Trio / Smoking Popes
* "Help Me"
* "This Addiction"
* "I Wanna Be a Warhol"
* "Blackbird"

Other Songs|

* "Sadie"
* "Prevent This Tragedy"

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