’68 announce new album ‘Yes, And…’

September 1, 2023 James Weaver

’68 have announced a brand new album!

Titled Yes, And…, the upcoming album from the Atlanta-based rock duo is the follow-up to 2021’s Give One Take One, and is scheduled to be released later this month, via Pure Noise Records.

Speaking about the upcoming new album, vocalist/guitarist Josh Scogin says, “this is by far the heaviest album ’68 has ever done.  It wasn’t on purpose, it just sort of evolved into what it is.  As soon as we could see the full gravitas of the album, we just leaned into it. Many of the bluesy tracks didn’t find a home and some of the parts that were on the fence, we doused with gasoline.  For us, the pendulum has never been extended so far, in one direction. This is exciting because it was obvious how this album needed to turn out and it pretty much solidifies how the next album will end up as well.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, ’68 have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Removed Their Hooks. Speaking about the new song, Scogin says, “one day while I was in the kitchen making a sandwich, I could hear the news in the distance.  They were telling the same ol’ tales of negativity and fear that keep their ratings up and viewers engaged. In response to one of their comments I just said out loud, ‘well, tell me something that I don’t know’. This immediately set things in motion. The dominos were already stacked up nice and neat, I just needed to push the first one over.  By the time I was done cutting the avocado I was humming a version of the riff.  As soon as I was done sprinkling some Tajin seasoning on the avocado, I had the basic outline of the song. Once I was mixing the Sriracha in with the Ranch I had the basic lyrics for the first couple of verses.  As I was adding the Gouda cheese, sliced tomato, and cilantro, I could imagine the bridge. The heavy part came to me while I was flipping the sandwich on the grill. Finally, once it was plated, I had the whole song sorted. Well, all except the last minute of the song. That’s a different story altogether. That journey, I could write a whole book about…and maybe I will.”

Watch the official music video for Removed Their Hooks here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. With Distance Between
2. The Captains Sat
3. Removed Their Hooks
4. Removed Their Hats
5. Let’s Be Friends
6. End This War
7. They All Agreed
8. Then Got Bored
9. Within The Hour, They Were No More