Anxious and Angry – 27 Sep 2024
Chicago’s Smoking Popes celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the sophomore LP Born To Quit with an in-studio performance at Bombsight Recording Studio, in front a small audience, as part of the Live from the Rock Room series. That album is out today and, as part of the festivities, LFTRR has also revealed the full video of the entire performance.
See that video below, and visit the Anxious and Angry store to pick up a physical copy, or stream the release on Spotify or your favorite streaming service. The Popes are also currently back on the road for the second leg go The Get Up Kids‘ Something To Write Home About 25th anniversary tour. See the tour poster for that underneath the video, and be sure to visit the Smoking Popes official website for more.
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.
