“You’re not alone, and I need to change”.

Teenage Halloween deal in strident, ripping power pop out of New Jersey. Newest album, Till You Return, serves up 13 songs that reach out a hand to those in need, whilst looking deep within to uncover personal failings and private yearnings. Gender identity, state abuses, finding solace in mental illness, and radical self awareness all vie for space among searing arrangements typified by heartfelt vocals and irrepressible energy.

The band, which operated as a ‘rotating cast’ in its early years, is now firmly entrenched as an essential four-piece comprised of Luk Henderiks (vocals, guitar) alongside Eli Frank (lead guitar, vocals), Tricia Marshall (bass, vocals) and Peter Gargano (drums). The quartet maintain the vital energy of their previous incarnations, but bring an even more focused punch. The result leaves greater room for Henderiks’s lyrics and renews the band’s sonic mission to uplift themselves and those around them. 

Praise for Teenage Halloween's Till You Return (Released Oct 2023 on Don Giovanni):

"One of those bands... who never really sound like anyone else on the planet." - BrooklynVegan

“As explosive as ever” - KEXP

"The kind of hooks that immediately announce themselves as earworms" - Paste Magazine

“bash[ing] and thrash[ing] with howling magnetic energy” - Stereogum