Drain’s Latest Single Asks “Who’s Having Fun?”
California hardcore doods Drain is back with the latest single off their forthcoming album …Is Your Friend titled “Who’s Having Fun?” And while this track starts off feeling almost pop-punk-esque, don’t worry — it lands further into the hardcore realm as it goes on.
Released earlier today, the track is the only instance on the upcoming record where vocalist Sammy Ciaramitaro “sings, backed by plenty of shredding, eventually climaxing into Ciaramitaro’s trademark growls.” Hit play and you’ll instantly recognize it for what it is — a summertime jam. Ciaramitaro said that feeling was on purpose.
“‘Who’s Having Fun?’ is summertime music written to be played really loud in the car with your friends and the windows down on a beautiful sunny day. It’s what happens when you just write music that makes you feel happy and don’t really care about fitting into a box or meeting someone else’s genre criteria. DRAIN is gonna do whatever the hell we want.
“This was the first song that we wrote for this album – it started out as a pretty barebones punk rock song, but we kept adding little moments and flare and all the sudden we turned it into a badass song that truly encapsulates everything that DRAIN is. This song can be about whatever you want it to be – but I think when looking for the truth in life, a good rule of thumb is to ask yourself: Who’s Having Fun? Hopefully it’s you.”
…Is Your Friend will be released on November 7 via Epitaph Records but you can preorder your copy today. If you’d like to catch ’em live, you can do so at any of the tour dates listed below.
…IS YOUR FRIEND TRACKLIST
Stealing Happiness From Tomorrow
Living In A Memory
Scared Of Everything And Nothing
Nothing But Love
Can’t Be Bothered
Loudest In The Room
Nights Like These
Who’s Having Fun?
Darkest Days
Until Next Time…
DRAIN Tour Dates
Sept. 18 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life*
Sept. 20 – Worcester, MA – New England Metal & Hardcore Festival*
Sept. 21 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Sept. 23 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks
Sept. 26 — Mckees Rocks, PA — Roxian Theatre
Sept. 27 — Lakewood, OH — The Roxy
Oct. 3-5 – Princeton, AL – Furnace Fest*
Oct. 12 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
Oct. 14 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Oct. 15 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Oct. 17 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Oct. 21 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Oct. 23 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Oct. 24 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic
Oct. 25 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Oct. 26 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Nov. 15-16 – Orlando, FL – Warped Tour*
* Festival appearance
