Inside Hook has featured our new song “Somewhere Else To Be” on their October Spotify Playlist. We’re one of only 15 songs alongside new material from Ok Go, Weezer, Foxygen, and Cold War Kids.
Video Premiere – “Hopscotch Gunner”
The lead-off track to our new album tells the story of downed airman in WWII Europe, all of it packed into a mere 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Introducing the official music video for “Hopscotch Gunner“.
NYC Taper features Wormburner
NYC Taper recorded our live show at Mercury Lounge last Friday, and claims to have “caught a pretty strong whiff of some of the better post-grunge bands, especially the mostly-forgotten Harvey Danger.” Click here to listen to the full set or even just a couple of select tracks.
Show Review courtesy of Royal Flush
Royal Flush Magazine wrote a review of our Record Release Show last Friday, saying “it’s hard not to get caught up in the band’s hurtling sound”. Click here to read the full feature.
Impose Magazine chimes in
Impose Magazine published an interview with Hank and detailed review of our new LP, calling it “a rich array of narratives and tales from life’s front lines [that] yields new discoveries with every listen”.
Click here and scroll down to read the full feature.
Song Premiere via Artist Direct
Another song premiere, this one courtesy of Artist Direct. Check out “Made-for-TV Movie”, which was originally our attempt at writing a Smithereens song. It turned into something different entirely.
Officially added at KEXP Seattle
Indie rock king-makers KEXP in Seattle have officially added our new album to their charts. We’re right alongside new records by The Drums, Lucinda Williams, Robert Plant and U2. “Pleasant Living in Planned Communities” comes out 09/30/14.
Song premiere via Brooklyn Magazine
Courtesy of Brooklyn Magazine, here’s a track premiere of our new song “Somewhere Else To Be”.
Review by New York Music Daily
New York Music Daily has published the most extensive and glowing review to-date for our new LP, saying we “play anthemic, four-on-the-floor meat-and-potatoes rock narratives with great lyrics… It’s a collection of character sketches among the down-and-out… Memorable stories and brilliant tunesmithing”. Click here to read the full review.
Song Premiere via Big Takeover
Today Big Takeover premieres a new song from our forthcoming LP! Click here to listen to “Catherine” and read about the song’s somewhat arduous inception.
Latest LP
Pleasant Living in Planned Communities
Buy digitally through iTunesOur third LP! This album’s cast of desperate characters includes a downed airman in WWII Europe, a 21st Century soldier returning home from battle, and a transient gay hustler whose youthful looks are weathering with age.
About Wormburner
“Anthemic indie rock with a punk rock kick” – KEXP in Seattle