Their crafty merger of one particular strain of underground rock with glossy pop hooks does not represent a watering down of the former in service of the latter, as many were quick to accuse, but rather an awed enthusiasm for both. Indeed, those who think themselves allergic to Jimmy Eat World’s style of broadly emotive, heart-on-sleeve guitar pop aren’t likely to be won over at this point, but what casual snipers tend to ignore or just outright miss is the true depth and range of the band’s sonic palette. Naturally, the fact that Bleed American went on to be a platinum-selling album did little to win over skeptics. As a result, Jimmy Eat World’s critical reputation found itself in the bizarre position of embodying both a selling out to the youth-targeted mainstream and a betrayal of ideals that, circa 2001, were no longer seen as being particularly worthy of upholding anyway. Helping matters even less was the band’s status (established on 1996’s major label debut Static Prevails and solidified on 1999’s beloved Clarity) as emo prototypes, inhabiting the genre’s middle period in the ’90s between its underground punk roots and eventual ascension to Hot Topic fashion statement. When the band first brought its sound to the masses in the summer of 2001 with Bleed American, the gatekeepers of cool were in thrall of the garage rock traditionalism of the Strokes and the White Stripes, compared to which the shimmer and polish of Jimmy Eat World’s class of guitar pop must have registered as the enemy. Originally released last year as a limited edition vinyl-only single, 'Love Never' pits the realities against the expectations of love, a classic slice of Jimmy Eat World wrapped up in a three minute rush of towering guitars and crashing drums.Surviving is a timely reminder of just why Jimmy Eat World are still selling out venues, headlining festivals and scoring top 10 albums as new generations of fans adopt their songs as the soundtrack to their lives.Jimmy Eat World are Jim Adkins, Rick Burch, Tom Linton and Zach Lind.The sincere, reverential brand of pop songwriting brilliance that Jimmy Eat World deals in is not the sort that wins respect from high-minded critics or hipsters. The band also released a newly recorded version of 'Love Never'. As a heady rush of guitars give way to an irresistible middle-eight, Rachel Haden's backing vocals and a saxophone solo lifted from the soundtrack of the-greatest-80's-movie-John Hughes-never-made, 'All The Way (Stay)" showcases the restless creative energy of a band at the peak of their powers. Unveiled today, lead single "All The Way (Stay)" extolls the virtues of letting people discover the real you while exposing your vulnerabilities. As Adkins himself puts it, "Surviving explores some of the different kinds of weights my ego tells me I have to carry, what I see people around me choosing to carry and what I have found to be the truth when I choose to let go".
The acclaimed Arizona four piece also reveal the first dates of Surviving, The Tour as well as a run of intimate UK shows for the week of album release.Surviving is the band's most personal, ambitious album to date and front man Jim Adkins once again proves himself as one of the most prolific songwriters in rock & roll.
Jimmy Eat World today announce details of their 10th studio album Surviving, released on 18th October via The Orchard / RCA Records.
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