BLAME MY YOUTH Shares New Song "Okay With It"

BLAME MY YOUTH SHARES NEW SONG “OKAY WITH IT” https://bmy.lnk.to/okaywithit “FANTASTIC” HIT TOP 30 ON ACTIVE ROCK CHART “Tentacles” Included on “The New Alt” and “New Noise” Playlists US TOUR DATES THIS FALL

(Photo by: Nathaniel Wood) Sean Van Vleet, who records under the name Blame My Youth, has dropped a new track, the anthemic “Okay With It.”  It marks another earworm of a song that he has recorded with #1 Billboard producer Joey Moi, and their 5th since Van Vleet launched Blame My Youth in 2020.  Of “Okay With It” he says, “The song is a shot of nostalgia for me. I’m someone who is usually pretty wrapped up in the moment or the future. But this song, for me, is a nod to a bunch of scatter brained memories, and about how a lot of these little moments came together to make you who you are. I guess when we were free flowing verses, and allowing the past to surface on the mic, I had everything come up from my obsession with naughty by nature’s OPP as a kid (I still to this day can’t get it outta my head) to getting messed up with some best friends. And in recalling it all, at the heart of this song, for me, it’s about being okay with getting high on the past, and being cool if the world spins off with out you for a while.”  The video was shot by Max Moore (Jxdn, All Time Low) and features Blame My Youth’s full band.   Listen to the track here and watch the clip here:

This month Blame My Youth hit the stage for the first time, supporting the likes of The Offspring at a handful of shows.  There are 3 dates upcoming including a show tomorrow night at The Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, KY.  They are also confirmed for the Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, CA on October 10 and the Welcome To Rockville Festival on November 11.    Blame My Youth’s debut single “Fantastic” has earned over 5 million global streams (and climbing) and hit the top 30 at Active Rock radio.  It has landed on Spotify’s “New Noise” and “Rock Hard” playlists.  Van Vleet has also shared “Tentacles” (which hit Spotify’s “The New Alt” and “New Noise” playlists) and the emotionally charged “Go To Sleep,” a rock interpolation of an old folktale "Didn't Nobody Leave But the Baby.”  Blame My Youth has also released “Dance With My Demons.” which saw pickup from the likes of NPR and American Songwriter.  Billboard’s #1 producer Joey Moi has production credit on all 3 songs.   The two also collaborated on Right Where You Belong,” which was written and recorded exclusively for the GRAMMY-nominated soundtrack to Bill And Ted Face The Music - it played during the movie’s closing credits -  and marked the debut of Blame My Youth.   Blame My Youth is also credited with writing a number of other recently-released singles including OCTAVIO the Dweeb's "Someday I'll Be Happy," (as heard on AltNation) and Mating Rituals' "Old Disco." Further, he has six new songs on NVDES newest album Psychomagic (released 4/30) and 11 songs on the latest FITZ album Head up High including the last single "Head Up High" (Top 20 on Hot AC) and the current single "Congratulations (feat. Bryce Vine)." Additionally, he co-wrote Arrested Youth’s single “EGO.” Blame My Youth Tour Dates September 23 - Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life festival  October 10 - Sacramento, CA - Aftershock festival November 11 - Daytona Beach, FL - Welcome to Rockville festival

Praise for Blame My Youth “(‘Tentacles’ is a) raging modern alt-rock track that treads the line between Twenty One Pilots and Imagine Dragons. MXDWN “A band I love” Karen Glauber, Hits "rebellious and honest sonic escape" Wolf In A Suit on “Dance With My Demons” “‘Fantastic’ recalls the dashboard-pounding radio anthems of the ’90s as co-opted by the contemporary hook-obsessed pop masses. Best of all, it is “f*cking fantastic” that is doesn’t linger beyond its 2 minutes 13 seconds, lest it drown in its own bombast.” Buzzbands LA “In a time when much of the music is about angst and tension, this track offers a nice contradiction. Although they are delivered with the edge and passion usually reserved for anger, the lyrics of this track are actually quite positive and it is refreshing to hear such a big bold declaration in pure Rock glory. ”  LA On Lock "Say hello to Sean Van Vleet AKA Blame my youth and his brand of rebellious in your face indie rock courtesy of the gem that is “Fantastic” Wolf In A Suit

Watch “Fantastic” Here:

About Blame My Youth Blame My Youth is Van Vleet’s return to the band format, bringing all of the earworm-y grandiosity that permeated his quietly complicated pop gems. Sean Van Vleet first success came with Empires, a Chicago based indie band with several releases, an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman and festival appearances such as Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and more during tours with Death Cab for Cutie, Deerhunter, Alkaline Trio and others. After Empires called it quits in 2015, he connected with friend Josh Ocean (NVDES) to build an impenetrable musical bond that has seen their explosive “laptop punk” find its way into placements around the world including the likes of Samsung, Google and Apple iPhone advertisements.  As Van Vleet was writing the first Blame My Youth songs he shared them with close friends including some of the people he worked with along the way - a crew mostly renowned for their time in Nashville - Big Loud’s Seth England, Craig Wiseman and Moi. They have long wanted to collaborate and while Big Loud primarily work in the country music space, there was no denying that Blame My Youth was something special, and they quickly signed Sean to their new label imprint Big Loud Rock. “I met them all 10 years ago,” recalls Van Vleet. “Not only are we really good friends, but I think we all knew that we would eventually work on something awesome together. It’s just about the right timing.”    With Blame My Youth, Van Vleet is showcasing his overwhelmingly feel-good approach with nods to Andrew WK’s brazenly positive big bang and Post Malone’s inescapable pop sensibility, all with touches of darkness and vulnerability throughout. It’s music meant for maximum volume while recovering from a life on maximum volume, yet so earnest, singular and inescapable that it relates to anyone who has fought through any sort of adversity.

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