Chicago Pop Punk 5-Piece Wilmette Releasing Debut Full-Length 'Hyperfocused" on August 4
Produced By Seth Henderson (State Champs, Knuckle Puck)
August 31st Album Release Show at Chicago's Subterranean Announced
"Wilmette, have their foot on the gas from the first note..."- The Whole Kameese
Photo: Alex Zarek
Rising Illinois pop punk 5-piece Wilmette will release its long-awaited debut full-length, 'Hyperfocused,' on August 4, 2023 via Mutant League Records.
The band has announced a hometown album release show on August 31 at Chicago's Subterranean.
Stream on DSPs here: https://orcd.co/hyperfocused.
Order 'Hyperfocused' on vinyl, plus merch and more here: www.mutantleaguerecords.com.
Guitarist Griffin Guge says "For us, this album has been a mixture of what we’ve done before and what we’ve individually wanted to try at some point in our lives. It strongly diverges from where we’ve gone, but still maintains the juxtaposition of genres that we’ve always tried to maintain. Celebrating the release of this album at the Subterranean on August 31st is a huge honor for us considering that we haven’t been able to play many shows in recent years. We hope the excitement is going strong, because we plan on giving it our all.”
Stream the latest video "Circa '99" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjghZD9MZeI.
Video directed by Alex Zarek.
Stream "Circa '99" on DSPs: https://orcd.co/xvq3rmm
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Hailing from the Chicago suburbs, Wilmette combines pop-punk and hardcore with a fresh style that relies on pop hooks, honest lyrics, and strong musicianship. The band's emphatic debut EP "Anxious Body" was released in 2019 to much acclaim.
'Hyperfocused' Track Listing:
1. No Conviction
2. Hyperfocused
3. Playing Dead
4. I Don't Even Want To Be Around Anymore
5. Circa ‘99
6. Small Talk
7. Everybody Wants Me Dead
8. No One Knew
9. Sunflower
10. Out Of My Hands
What others have said about Wilmette:
"....prepare for the world takeover of Wilmette."- *New Noise Magazine*
"Crushing together the buoyancy of modern-day pop-punk with the sort of gristly intensity that you more often find in hardcore..."- Rock Sound
As Featured in Alternative Press' '12 Bands You Need to Know"