It’s been quite a 20-year ride for The Lawrence Arms. The Chicago-based band celebrated their 20th-anniversary last year and are still riding high on the brink of releasing their brand new seventh studio record, Skeleton Coast. Due out on July 17th via Epitaph Records, Skeleton Coast is the group’s first new album in six and a half years, a long time coming for fans of the band’s vintage, hard-driving punk rock. Recorded in a relaxed, sunny locale, 30 miles east of El Paso, Texas at Sonic Ranch Studios, the guys worked with longtime producer Matt Allison who has been responsible for producing nearly their entire discography. Containing the best elements of their sound, Skeleton Coast, also acts as something of a reconfiguration of The Lawrence Arms’ sound that aligns itself well with the s...
