Boston indie-punks Future Teens announced their third studio album, Self Help, due out September 23 via Triple Crown (pre-order). On the significance of the band's "bummer pop" sound, co-vocalist and guitarist Amy Hoffman says, “This is the record that I needed as a depressed kid,” continuing, “These are songs that I still need as an adult with plenty of mental health stuff going on. I just hope that somebody connects with it in a positive way.”
They've shared a new single, a reflective and jammy rock song, which comes with a playful music video that offsets the seriousness of the lyrics. "BYOB," in this case, stands for "be your own burden," and is a statement on sobriety. Amy says, "It took me a long time to understand that I needed to stop drinking, longer still to learn I couldn’t do it on my own. 'BYOB' came together over the first few months of my sobriety, starting when I thought I 'just needed some time off' and ending when I realized if I wanted anything to actually get better, I had to keep trying." Watch the music video for "BYOB" and check out the album art and track list for Self Help below.