90s hardcore punk vets Shutdown have a new EP titled “By Your Side” headed for a January 17th release on Equal Vision Records. The title track is the first single, with the song advocating for suicide prevention and mental health education. The music video that accompanies this cut was filmed by The Jerry Farley.
Despite the included songs on the EP tackling heavy challenges in life, the band have chosen to maintain a positive message. Guitarist Steve DellaCroce commented of that:
“That positivity is just how we roll, because it helped us when we were angry teenagers. To this day, when we write songs, we write them for us and whoever likes it likes it, but obviously it speaks to a lot of people and it’s helped us survive this long as humans. So it was essential to keep that message going with this EP.”
Vocalist Mark Scondotto added, “There’s a lot of hope on this release. I really think that’s what the world needs right now.”
“By Your Side” track listing:
01 – “Our Time”
02 – “By Your Side”
03 – “Untouchable”
04 – “Is This The End”
05 – “Another Day”
06 – “What Are You Thinking?”
Pre-orders have launched via shutdown.lnk.to/byyourside.