FALL OUT BOY MAGIC ACCORDING TO CHICOSCI

Four years of recording hiatus could have affected the popularity of the Grammy award-winning Fall Out Boy in unfavorable way, especially with how music fans quickly turn over their attention to every exciting band act on the rise and eventually forget those who lay low. 

 

That is not the case with FOB which still proved to be a force to reckon with after their latest single "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” immediately made an impact, lording the singles chart in the US in almost no time.

 

Their newly released album "Save Rock And Roll' debuted at number 1 in the US Billboard 200 albums list with sales of more than 150,000 units in just one week of hitting the market. 

 

Here in the Philippines, the anticipation for the FOB return not only thrilled regular fans but also topnotch rock artists themselves. Premier Pinoy rock act Chicosci, who fronted for FOB when it first visited Manila in 2007, even made an effort to express their admiration for the group. 

 

Collectively, they imparted juicy thoughts on their high regard for the Chicago native group comprising of Patrick Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Trohman (guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums).

 

Chicosci noted, "Fall Out Boy remains to be one of the biggest bands in recent history. Their hiatus has only brought anticipation for a reunion or a new album. Fans are expected to react positively to their return." 

 

"Save Rock And Roll" is FOB's fifth studio album and their first since 2008. It debuted at number 1 on Soundscan as it also topped the iTunes ranking in, yes, 27 countries including the Philippines. 

 

Lead singer Stump is being credited by Chicosci for the unpredictability of the band's material which resulted to fan excitement. They chorused, "FOB has been experimenting with their music over their last few albums. Main songwriter Patrick Stump is known to make songs beyond the 'realm of rock' and one can't really tell what kind of music FOB will be playing on an album." 

They added, "We admire Patrick Stump's open-mindedness to different forms of music and incorporating them to the FOB context. He's a pretty cool dude." 

When FOB launched their new single last February, tickets to their promo shows and tour since 2009 were sold out in record time.

It seemed they were terribly missed by their fans. So Chicosci, upon being queried of their view on the risk of taking a relatively long recording break, which to other bands may mean a permanent breakdown, they handed their good-natured perspective as rock artists with a long history of recording experience themselves. "Sometimes," they argued, "it's good to step back and take a break from what you're doing. It keeps things fresh and new once you go back and start doing it again." 

Both FOB and Chicosci are under the stable giant label MCA Music. The latter cherished the moment when they met their idols, describing the foursome as "very nice and accommodating" who "even went to see our set when we opened for them." 

One wish by members of Chicosci is quite the obvious. That is, to work with FOB members in the studio. 

SAVE ROCK AND ROLL is now available in all record stores nationwide and online via iTunes Philippines under MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines).

FALL OUT BOY

RETURNS

WITH HUGE SALES, RADIO AND SOLD-OUT SHOWS

MOMENTUM MOVES “SAVE ROCK AND ROLL” RELEASE DATE UP TO APRIL 16

US Tour Sells Out in Record Time

 (February 14, 2013)  Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated Island Records group Fall Out Boy has ended their hiatus with force. With the global launch on February 4^th of their new single, “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)," the track hit #1 on the iTunes (http://smarturl.it/MSKWYDITD) Singles Chart in the U.S. and #1 in multiple countries around the globe. The single sold over 161,000 units in the first week in the U.S. alone. Radio has also showed strong support, as the song was #1 Most Added at Modern Rock in its first official add week, and was also added at pop radio with top stations including Z100 (NY), KISS (Los Angeles), SIRIUS Hits 1 coming on board in the U.S. and Radio 1 in the UK among others around the globe. The “My Songs” video featuring 2 Chainz has been played over 5 million times since Feb 4 as well. The launch took place at the original Comiskey Park, the location of Disco Demolition Night in 1979.

With the incredible excitement around Fall Out Boy’s return and “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up),” the band moved the release date of their album SAVE ROCK AND ROLL to April 16 (from May 7). Pete Wentz said: “ So when we got this all rolling we didn't expect it to be so crazy. But we weren't kidding when we said we had the album done- so why wait? It means the world to us the way you have welcomed us back. SAVE ROCK AND ROLL now out early, on April 16^th.”

The band announced six small shows during the Feb 4 launch, and each one in NYC, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Berlin and Paris sold out in seconds. Days later, the band’s first tour since 2009 went on sale and tickets sold out in record time. The Rave in Milwaukee broke a 20 year venue record for fastest sell out.  In addition, Fall Out Boy is headlining the annual Skate and Surf Festival in Freehold, NJ on May 18, playing at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan on August 10 and 11, and performing at the prestigious Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK in August. 

The band debuted their hit single on national television on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Fall Out Boy now heads to Houston on February 16 for the NBA All Star Weekend (airs 7:00pm on TNT).

SAVE ROCK AND ROLL is Fall Out Boy’s fifth studio album, and is their first new studio album since Folie Á Deux in December 2008.  

Hailing from the Chicago, Fall Out Boy - Patrick Stump (vocals/guitar), Pete Wentz (bass), Joe Trohman (guitar), and Andy Hurley (drums) - have appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Spin, Blender, and Alternative Press, among others.  They have performed on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, CBS’s The Late Show with David Letterman, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, and many more.  In addition to their Grammy nod, they have won three MTV Video Music Awards. 

“My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)," smashing single by Fall Out Boy is now available on iTunes and MyMusicStore.com.ph under MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines)