Photo Credit: Jonathan Weiner
Alkaline Trio have released a video for their new single Surprise Surprise. The track, which was produced by Travis Barker, is the third of the band’s current triptych of standalone 7-inch vinyl and digital singles. The 7-inch vinyl also features an exclusive demo version on the B-side.
“Surprise Surprise was inspired by and written for a friend of mine who grew up poor and entrenched in gang life, only to become a Navy SEAL and eventually an astronaut,” explains vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba. “It’s his story, combined with my own thoughts regarding how a sort of alchemy takes place when someone takes the experiences of a bad situation and is able to turn them into something profound and beautiful. The rough sketch of the song had only verse and chorus parts but no bridge which was written by Dan in the studio. This song was the last one of the three we did in this session with Travis Barker and was even more of a collaboration and studio creation than the previous two.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase Surprise Surprise HERE.
