Worriers release new album 'Warm Blanket,' share video for title track

WORRIERS RELEASE NEW ALBUM WARM BLANKET VIA ERNEST JENNING RECORD CO. SHARE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK - WATCH LOS ANGELES-BASED PROJECT FROM SINGER/SONGWRITER LAUREN DENITZIO SHARES INTIMATE, SELF-RECORDED COLLECTION WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM DRUMMER ATOM WILLARD  (AGAINST ME!, SOCIAL DISTORTION) ON EAST COAST HEADLINE TOUR NOW

“[Worriers] can take a few power chords and cuttingly tender words and make them blossom, wilt and explode, often in the same song.” – NPR “[Worriers] bring a startling wryness to their anger, politically engaged but also painfully intimate.” – The Ringer “…unabashedly feel-good… jams that enhance, not veil, oftentimes heartbreaking experiences.” – Paste “…a perfect blend of broccoli with mac and cheese, the bitter and the comforting…” – Bandcamp Daily “…here to challenge norms, to defeat the despicable.” – Billboard “Worriers find a beautiful way to transform the political into the personal.” – KEXP “…makes surviving sound like thriving.” – The AV Club

Today, Worriers – the Los Angeles, based melodic indie outfit helmed by singer/songwriter Lauren Denitzio – have released their fourth album Warm Blanket via Ernest Jenning Record Co. The release is ushered in by an official music video for the album’s title track, which features the work of three contemporary dancers exploring the music at it slowly builds to one of the sonic and emotional peaks of the LP. Much like the new album itself, the Warm Blanket video continues to stretch the band in new dimensions, leaning on a more cinematic and conceptual approach that Denitzio, who is also an accomplished visual artist, has been leaning into with their most recent songs. WATCH THE “WARM BLANKET” VIDEO HEAR THE ALBUM “We asked three dancers to interpret the song in a way that would embody the anxiety that goes with the impulse to just stick your head in the sand when the world is overwhelming,” Denitzio explains. “The song, as the title track of the record, is written from the perspective of someone who would rather avoid conflict than address difficult emotions and conversations. I’ve always wanted to work with dancers and movement for a music video in this way, and I’m excited to share these performances.“ The band is currently on an east coast headline tour with a new touring lineup, which includes Atom Willard (drums), Dominic Angelella (bass), and Frank Piegaro (guitar). See below for the full list of dates, all of which feature support from Lizdelise. LISTEN TO “NEVER QUITE KICKS IN” WATCH “NEVER QUITE KICKS IN” OFFICIAL VIDEO

Lauren Denitzio has always been the type of songwriter to say exactly what’s on their mind. Over the course of the past decade with their band Worriers, they’ve addressed gender liberation, capitalist violence, and searing heartbreak, all over the band’s signature style of triumphant chords and subtle pop sensibilities. Worriers was always a band that shined with the feelings of ecstatic potential; offering a sense of liberation amidst the chaos of the world.   And yet, on their newest album Warm Blanket, they’ve never sounded more free.   The band’s fourth full length record has the feel of an exciting debut and there’s a reason: it marks the first time that Denitzio accepted that the group they had been trying to treat as a band is actually a solo project. After a pace of touring and recording that would be breakneck for most, but de rigueur in the underground scene which forged them, Denitzio found themselves in the summer of 2022 with a chance to finally catch their breath. “I realized I could write whatever I wanted.” The DIY ethic that Denitzio developed on a thousand punk tours, playing squats, house parties and rowdy warehouses is never far from their mode of operation. And so—with no proper training in audio recording—they recorded and mixed the entirety of Warm Blanket at home. Atom Willard (Against Me!, Social Distortion) contributed drums remotely, adding an orchestral element of weight and emphasis to the proceedings.  The result is a collection of songs that reflects Denitizio “unlearning the expectations of being in a band” and writing music “that’s more in line with my actual influences.” Written during a particularly fertile creative period—Denitzio had already completed an entirely separate new album to be released later—Warm Blanket marked a chance to write the kind of songs they had always appreciated but were unsure of how to place in the Worriers catalog.  The album reveals a songwriter tossing off former constrictions, giving themselves the space and time to properly reflect on all they’ve learned. There’s a somber yet tender unpacking of the past; songs littered with mix tapes, motorola phones, Brooklyn bars in their heyday, house shows, broken bikes and doomed love.  On “Prepared to Forget,” Denitzio delivers an aching paean to the time when they had friends who still thought they could get away with anything; even the most self-destructive things.  And lest you think their signature critical edge has dulled, “Never Kicks In”—which functions as a sonic tribute to the Magnetic Fields—offers a biting send-up of Denitzio’s non-committal musical peers who seem to perpetually coast by on doing the bare minimum for their art.  There’s also a new tenderness at work in their writing, perhaps best seen on “Pollen in the Air,” which sees them literally sprawling out all over the landscape declaring: “we could be anywhere,” marking the terms of their new perspective. The album finds Denitzio as a vigilante seeking revenge, a lover ready to be hurt and a weary traveler, meditating on heartache and loss, all while wanting to continue the beautiful, exhausting struggle.  In short, they are anyone they want to be.  Few bands have the luxury of writing a first album a decade into their discography. But for Worriers, Warm Blanket is exactly that: a staggering debut from a songwriter who is just getting started. WORRIERS ON TOUR 2023 April 7 - Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall April 8 - Boston, MA @ Faces Brewing Co. April 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ TV Eye