Pkew Pkew Pkew Celebrate “Siiick Days” On New Album

Pop-punk band of party-loving delinquents Pkew Pkew Pkew have officially dropped their new album, Siiick Days, via Stomp Records. Recorded over 10 days in Asbury Park by Pete Steinkopf (Bouncing Souls). Following previously released singles “The Dumbest Thing I Ever Done,” “The Night John Buck Hit Three Home Runs” and their accompanying music videos, Pkewx3 have also shared new visuals for the record’s Farside Bathroom.

“Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. And they’re always glad you came. And they have a nice, large, and private bathroom that you can lock yourself away in when you’re feeling socially overwhelmed, which believe it or not, happens to me a lot. This isn’t the only song I’ve written in that bathroom.” (Lead singer & guitarist Mike Warne)

While their last album, Open Bar, was written prior to 2020, its release was intended to provide solace as a time capsule of the pre-lockdown days. Siiick Days is about getting back to work, only to call in sick and party instead. Recently restructured as former lead guitarist & synth player Ryan McKinley left to go live in the mountains, but remains a best bud, with Kate MacLean joining on guitar, keys & vocals. The band has crafted an incredibly thoughtful, cohesive, introspective and hilariously joyful album. Most of the songs were written in solitary moments walking to the grocery store, riding the subway or hanging out in the Farside Bathroom. The opening track, The Dumbest Thing I Ever Done, is about Warne having to sell his Playstation after a particularly rough covid-plagued 2020 European tour, which sucked because the world was about to go into lockdown and no video games = no fun.

“The rest of the songs, since nothing was happening in the world, came from a place where I was forced to remember important events rather than live and write about them in the moment. “Trooper” is about getting dumped and not handling it well. “Goodnights” is about the shitty parts of the bar scene, which I missed like crazy at the time. “Read Receipts” is about those tough conversations and not wanting to deal with communication at all. “John Buck” was kind of kicking around for a long time. I hope it doesn’t make people sad, it’s actually a pretty happy song for me. And “Hot Tub” is about hanging out on tour with my best friends. (Mike Warne)