All Time Low release new song, "Last Young Renegade"—"I didn't know if this would go on the album"

March 24, 2017

All Time Low have released the title track from their forthcoming new album, Last Young Renegade.

An anthemic banger that rings of “The Reckless And The Brave,” here’s a song that’ll have you immediately wishing you’re front row at their next show.

“At first, I didn't even know if this would go on the album! It didn't dawn on us until later that there was this story forming and that 'Last Young Renegade' could be such a cool piece of what the record was about,” frontman Alex Gaskarth says to Alternative Press. “It was one of the earlier songs we wrote and we were living with it for a long time—and it was never clear to us that it should lead the album. But, it became such a clear integral piece that it didn't feel right going anywhere else. We tried it in a few different places, but ultimately it just felt like it set the tone for everywhere else the record goes.

“Especially for an All Time Low record, we needed to open with a banger, and open with one that had a lot of energy and movement. From a lyrical standpoint, that one sets up the characters. It became really obvious after a while, like, 'Oh yes, this is track one.'”

Last Young Renegade is set to release June 2 via Fueled By Ramen. You can hear the first single, “Dirty Laundry,” here.

“I think one of the big things as we were working on the record was just pushing ourselves forward. When we put out Don't Panic we hit the reset button on the band, and we started looking at Don't Panic as if it was our first record out of the gate as a more realized version of All Time Low,” Gaskarth told AP in a separate interview. “Then [there was] Future Hearts, and that felt like we started pushing the envelope forward and trying to expand the sound and grow. 'Dirty Laundry' is a continuation of that. It's taking the idea from the last album and continuing to push it forward and explore new things.”

All Time Low are heading out on tour with SWMRS, Night Riots, Waterparks and the Wrecks. See the dates below.

Dates:

JUN 30 HOUSE OF BLUES HOUSTON, TX
JUL 01 HOUSE OF BLUES DALLAS, TX
JUL 03 THE MARQUEE TEMPE, AZ
JUL 05 HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM, CA
JUL 07 THE NOVO LOS ANGELES, CA
JUL 08 FOX THEATER OAKLAND, CA
JUL 10 ROSELAND THEATER PORTLAND, OR
JUL 11 SHOWBOX SODO SEATTLE, WA
JUL 13 THE COMPLEX SALT LAKE CITY, UT
JUL 14 FILLMORE AUDITORIUM DENVER, CO
JUL 15 UPTOWN THEATER KANSAS CITY, MO
JUL 16 PALACE THEATRE SAINT PAUL, MN
JUL 18 THE PAGEANT SAINT LOUIS, MO
JUL 20 ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE ROYAL OAK, MI
JUL 21 ARAGON BALLROOM CHICAGO, IL
JUL 22 EAGLES BALLROOM MILWAUKEE, WI
JUL 23 EXPRESS LIVE! OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE COLUMBUS, OH
JUL 25 STAGE AE – OUTDOORS PITTSBURGH, PA
JUL 26 RAPIDS THEATRE NIAGARA FALLS, NY
JUL 28 HOUSE OF BLUES BOSTON, MA
JUL 29 THE FILLMORE PHILADELPHIA, PA
JUL 31 CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE NEW YORK, NY
AUG 02 RAMS HEAD LIVE BALTIMORE, MD
AUG 03 RAMS HEAD LIVE BALTIMORE, MD
AUG 04 THE RITZ RALEIGH, NC
AUG 05 TABERNACLE ATLANTA, GA
AUG 06 HOUSE OF BLUES LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL