Crocodiles return with ninth album, Greetings From Hell, shares video for "In Love With A Ghost"

"Greetings From Hell makes a strong case that the sheer stubbornness of their vision has only sharpened with time. This is their ninth record, again produced by Jonah Falco of Fucked Up, who first worked with them on 2023’s Upside Down in Heaven. Where that album felt like Crocodiles stepping into many different genres, this one pulls the curtains just slightly and keeps it going down a more fuzz-pop, garage rock, and pop-punk road. The guitars still shimmer, but there is more grit baked overall into the finish. The album doesn’t like to slow down and the result is a record that deserves more volume every time you hit play. Lyrically the album sits with loss of a specific kind: not heartbreak exactly, but the particular burn of realizing someone has taken something from you that you cannot get back. Brandon Welchez has talked about rewriting several songs mid-session after his life got upended, and you can feel that pivot. With that said, Greetings From Hell does not spend all of its time in the darkness. The melodies keep each song memorable because overall it still returns to the pop the band has always favored while Falco keeps the production muscular. There are moments where a reverb tail trails into what sounds like genuine grief, and then a bright chord cuts right through it. This is easily one of those records you can put on and play anytime of the day or anytime of the year and it just rocks out." -Christopher Anthony, The Fire Note Private download for review, feature, and airplay consideration only here. Nearly 30 years ago, two teenage punks met at an antifascist gathering in their hometown of San Diego. A quick bond was formed over politics, poetry and music, and the two very quickly became inseparable. Many projects followed, ranging from abrasive punk bands to harmonious '60s-indebted pop groups. For the last 18 years, Charles Rowell and Brandon Welchez have been creating together under the name Crocodiles. Forever shape-shifting, the band has been celebrated and been maligned but they have never been boring. And they have been nearly impossible to pin down. Are they psych-punk? Noise-pop? Art-gaze? They are all of this and none of this and more than this. Put simply, Crocodiles are one of the great rock & roll bands of their generation. After nearly two decades, nine albums (including 2026’s Greetings From Hell), and hundreds of shows around the globe the duo show no signs of letting up. Pre-order Greetings From Hell here. The band released a video for the album's second single, "In Love With A Ghost!," which was directed by Sam Macon and edited by Eric Arsnow. Watch it here. Catch the band live here: April 28, Backstage Bar, Las Vegas, Nevada @backstagebarlv April 29, Holland Project, Reno, Nevada @hollandreno April 30, The Knockout, San Francisco, California @theknockoutsf May 1, The Whistle Stop, San Diego, California @whistlestopbar May 2, Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles, California @moroccanlounge