New album ‘Heavy Pulp’ drops August 29 via SoundOn
The Technicolors are back with a heavy-lidded slow-burner that peels away the polish and puts the vulnerability front and center. Their latest single, First Class to Nowhere, arrives ahead of the upcoming LP ‘Heavy Pulp,’ and it’s got all the feels. The track features guest vocals from the ever-soulful Madison Cunningham, and the pair’s harmonies float like smoke above the song’s restrained, reflective backdrop.
It’s a sonic shift from the band’s earlier singles off the new record — Gold Fang, Softcore, and Posh Spice — which bounced around between punchy, glam-tinged rock and dreamy, technicolor pop. First Class to Nowhere strips all that away and sits you right inside Brennan Smiley’s psyche.
“For whatever reason, I always think I’m writing a song for someone else… but eventually realize it’s a letter to myself too,” Smiley shared. “This one was a get-well-soon card for me, for them, for anyone who needs it. There’s no mask, no character — just honesty. And that wasn’t easy to pull off.”
That raw emotion bleeds right through the track, and it’s the perfect pivot point as the band gears up to release ‘Heavy Pulp’ — their first album since 2021’s ‘Cinema Sublimina’. Produced by GRAMMY-nominated Robert Adam Stevenson (Queens of the Stone Age, The Kills) and featuring BRONCHO’s Nathan Price on drums, ‘Heavy Pulp’ is shaping up to be a towering return.
After grinding for over a decade — endless touring, releasing, promoting, rinse, repeat — The Technicolors hit pause. It wasn’t burnout; it was intention. And in that creative reset, something shifted. The world changed, the soundscape shifted, and it finally felt like there was room again for rock music that wasn’t chasing trends. While the band took time away from the spotlight, their catalog quietly exploded — streaming numbers ballooned, and their signature sound found new ears across the globe.
Now, they’re diving back in. Bigger. Bolder. Louder. But with more heart than ever.
‘Heavy Pulp’ drops August 29 on SoundOn, and to celebrate, The Technicolors are playing a string of album release shows in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Brooklyn, supported by Jo Alice.
Tour dates
- Aug 29 – Zebulon – Los Angeles, CA
- Aug 30 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
- Sept 5 – Sultan Room – Brooklyn, NY
Tickets are on sale now, and if the new singles are anything to go by, these shows are gonna be something else. See all dates here.
ABOUT THE BAND:
Formed in Phoenix but now scattered across LA and Nashville, The Technicolors — Brennan Smiley (vocals/guitar), Sean Silverman (guitar), Nico Nicolette (bass), and Kim Vi (keys) — have been making textured, cinematic rock since 2012. With a catalog full of genre-bending tracks that channel everything from 90s Britpop to sun-baked desert psych, they’ve always been a band hard to pin down — and that’s exactly the point.
Their earlier records gave us hits like Tonight You Are Mine, Neon Roses, and Dress Up For You, but ‘Heavy Pulp’ feels like the start of something new. This is the sound of a band reenergized, sharpened by time, and finally ready to make the record they’ve been hearing in their heads all along.
New album ‘Heavy Pulp’ out August 29
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