Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'
Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.
Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the band's familiar sound and style of writing. Speaking to NPR's Juana Summers, two of the group detail the journey they took to this moment.
Who are they?
- Pete Wentz is the band's bassist and lyricist
- Patrick Stump is their vocalist and guitarist
What's the big deal?
- It's the first album that the pop punk band has released in five years. The last one, Mania, was full of experimentation in sound that some fans didn't love.
- Wentz and Stump know how polarizing the album was. is a more recognizable sound. It's also a show of the maturity and experience that the band members have garnered in the two decades working together – and some of the absurdity that has prevailed.
