BODYJAR // Announce New Album ‘New Rituals’

Dec 01, 2021 / WORDS Chanel Issa / PHOTOS Farley Webb / Punk Rawk!

Skate-punk royalty Bodyjar has shared details of their upcoming album New Rituals, set to drop on February 4th 2022 via the bands own Pile of Sand Records.

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It was produced by the band and Sam Johnson (Northlane, Luca Brasi, Camp Cope, The Bennies) and mixed by Steve Evetts (New Found Glory, Architects). To celebrate the news, the legends have also shared the music video for its latest single, a cover of Dragon’s Rain.

“Dragon’s Rain is a song that we have toyed with at jams for over ten years, but we never really grabbed a hold of it until this album.” says frontman Cam Baines. “We really wanted a cool 80’s song on the album because Hazy Shade Of Winter always went down so well live, and we haven’t recorded a cover in a long time. I’d also just finished reading Chasing The Dragon, which is Marc Hunter’s biography and was blown away by the band’s story. Overall a great band of songwriters, with Todd Hunter also writing Age Of Reason for John Farnham. I know we never had THAT kind of success, but I feel a connection with them because they always seemed to put the songs first. There’s something amazing about it, it was their comeback song, and it worked great! So with Todd’s blessing, we can finally put it out.”

Bodyjar recently shared Big Shot and Get Out Of My Head – two tracks featured on their upcoming seventh LP. They are also set to appear at Uncaged Festival early next year.

New Rituals is available to pre-save now.

BODYJAR // New Rituals