Metropole

Metropole was recorded at Chicago's Atlas Studios with co-producer Matt Allison, who has also worked with Chicago-punk-scene veterans Alkaline Trio. The follow-up to their 2009 Fat Wreck Chords EP Buttsweat and Tears, the new venture takes apart the band's gritty punk rock and fiery spirit, to reveal a new passion for storytelling-through-songwriting. Take the bravely personal lyrics of "You Are Here" where McCaughan ironically sings "Days just keep rolling on / They won’t miss me when I’m gone / I’m the chorus to that lonely street / Just footsteps fading to a dying beat.” After a long hiatus, dedicated fans have missed The Lawrence Arms and are ready for the band's most dynamic album to date.