Today we’ve got a stream for you from New Orleans indie punks All People. The band release their self-titled record very soon and we’ve got the track ‘Moonsteps’ for your listening pleasure, which is about ‘Friends’ and family. ‘Friends’ the TV show is a pretty odd topic for a song, so we asked D-Ray (trombonist/vocalist/keyboardist/awesomebeard) to explain a little more about it…
“Big zero gravity moon steps.”
Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Episode 15, Season 5 of Friends
I’ve watched the entire series of Friends twice. When they originally aired in the
90s, I watched it with my parents as a recurring weekly side with dinner. More
often than not, this setting is where most of their life lessons managed to stick:
(Me woofing down food to go hang out with friends…)
“Slow down! You’ve got plenty of time.”
“You always want more. You’re never satisfied with what you have.”
(After quitting every single sport and then telling them I wanted to quit piano
lessons…)
“You can’t quit everything in life. You have to stick with something.”
Music is everything to me. It has shown me places and introduced me to people I
never would’ve dreamed possible at the naive age of 8. I owe them everything.
Listen to ‘Moonsteps’ below:
The album is out on Community Records on May 20th and you can pre-order it here. The first 75 pre-orders get a limited edition screen print, and all orders come with a special All People ‘zine and immediate digital download of the album. What more could you ask for?
The band are also on tour, you can catch them at the following dates:
5/4 – Wed. – Carbondale, IL @ The Swamp
5/6 – Fri. – Nashville, TN @ Drkmttr
5/7 – Sat. – Memphis, TN @ The Warehouse w/ Ben Katzman’s Degreaser
5/8 – Sun. – Little Rock, AR @ TBA
5/31 – Tues. – Birmingham, AL @ TBA
6/1 – Wed. – Nashville, TN @ Meal Ticket
6/2 – Thu. – Bloomington, IN @ TBA
6/3 – Fri. – Flint, MI @ Vehicle City Fest
6/4 – Sat. – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Daac
6/5 – Sun. – Chicago, IL @ TBA
6/6 – Mon. – Rock Island, IL @ Rozz Tox
6/7 – Tues. – Lawrence, KS @ 8th Street Taproom
6/8 – Wed. – Denver, CO OFF DAY TO CHILL AF
6/9 – Thu. – Denver, CO @ TBA
6/10 – Fri. – Laramie, WY @ Shocktoberfest
6/11 – Sat. – Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records
6/12 – Sun. – Boise, ID @ TBA
6/13 – Mon. – Portland, OR TBA HELP
6/14 – Tues. – TBA HELP
6/15 – Wed. – Sacramento, CA @ Naked Lounge
6/16 – Thu. – Santa Cruz, CA @ TBA
6/17 – Fri. – TBA HELP
6/18 – Sat. – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill – Asian Man Records 20 year fest
6/19 – Sun. – OFF DAY TO SEE COLOSSAL
6/20 – Mon. – San Jose, CA TBA HELP
6/21 – Tues. – OFF DAY TO SEE HWY 1
6/22 – Wed. – Fullerton, CA @ Programme Skate Shop
6/23 – Thu. – San Diego, CA TBA HELP
6/24 – Fri. – LA area TBA HELP
6/25 – Sat. – Las Vegas, NV
6/26 – Sun. – Grand Canyon Fun Trip / OFF DAY
6/27 – Mon. – Tempe, AZ @ TBA
6/28 – Tues. – Tuscon, AZ @ Gary’s Place
6/29 – Wed. – DRIVE DAY
6/30 – Thu. – San Antonio, TX TBA HELP
7/1 – Fri. – Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
7/2 – Sat. – Houston, TX @ TBA
7/3 – Sun. – Lafayette, LA @ TBA
Here’s a bunch of pictures from their recent show at Club Rectum in Chicago.
