PACKS Announces Sophomore Album & Shares New Single

Photo by Feng Jiang

PACKS is back with fresh new material as the band announces their sophomore LP, “Crispy Crunchy Nothing” out March 31st via Fire Talk. The album is a collection of bright, imaginative vignettes of loneliness, yearning and confusion, under-pinned by Link’s distinct sense of humour. Burnout, dead-end jobs, bike theft, stress dreams, heartbreak — PACKS move forward through them all one line, one lick, one beat at a time, channelling Alex G’s whimsy and pairing them with Helvetia’s thunderous dynamics.

"Sometimes it feels like all I have are questions," says Link. "What can I do if I don't understand something? Write a song about it! The 4th of July is a celebration that sums up a lot of questions I have about how we like to live today in this glorious year of 2023. 

"For the video I was excited to work with Sam and Alex from Breathe because they were so gung ho about shooting on film! I knew I wanted to make a bunch of creepy paper mache masks and include some occultish vibery. I drove myself nuts making the masks, but we had a fun day out in the golden horseshoe, dressing up like funky creeps! My Own Private Idaho vibes!”

Listen & watch “4th of July” below.