Versus The World Are “Goin’ Out For Smokes” On New Single

Santa Barbara, CA’s Versus The World will release their Cameron Webb produced album, The Bastards Live Forever, on May 26th via SBÄM Records and have today revealed the next single from the album, Goin’ Out For Smokes. Versus The World will also be on tour in mainland Europe this summer including appearances at Punk Rock Holiday and Bayfest.

“Goin’ out For Smokes is a song about weakness. Looking back on a moment you’re not proud of and admitting that you didn’t have what it took to pull it. It’s about a time in my life where I had to put myself back together and see where I failed and went wrong. There’s no resolve in the song, which I kind of like… no “the hero wins in the end.” Just “I fucked this up…. What do I do now. I can’t tell you how much work went into this collection of songs.I’d always been taught that if what you were working on wasn’t (what you thought) was your best… start over. Never put anything into the world that you were not absolutely sure of.” (Singer Donald Spence)

The Bastards Live Forever consists of 11 songs crafted to perfection. Versus The World‘s unique style of melodic post-punk elevates every member’s skill from their other projects including Chris Flippin of Lagwagon. Obviously, Versus The World is not all about musical craft but you can hear a passion and an urge to scream out deeply rooted feelings in every syllable throughout the record.