Alkaline Trio have shared “Bad Time,” the second single from their upcoming album, Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs.
“Bad Time” was inspired by terrifying real-life events, as vocalist Matt Skiba explained in a press statement. “‘Bad Time’ was initially inspired by a friend and crush who happened to call me while I was on tour in El Paso, TX as an active shooter situation was happening just across from where we were staying,” he said. “We could hear gunshots and sirens as the situation escalated. My friend asked if it was a bad time to talk, and I said no — I really wanted to speak with her. It was actually a terrible and terrifying time, but it was never a bad time to hear her voice.”
He continued, “The second verse goes back to a time in Chicago when my roommate Bobby and I were almost killed in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting — high as kites on mushrooms. We lived in a neighborhood run by Latin Kings at the time of the shooting, so I reference those facts as well as how nice it would have been to hear from the same girl back then.”
Skiba describes the first incident in the opening lines of the song: “Thought that I heard gunfire/ I stepped outside/ Left a message saying ‘hi’/ I answered from a firefight/ Told you it’s a bad time.” Watch the music video, directed by Ravi Dahr, below.
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Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs follows 2018’s Is This Thing Cursed? and drops on January 26th via Rise Records; pre-orders are ongoing. The band previously previewed the LP with the title track.
In support of the album, Alkaline Trio have mapped out a 2024 North American tour with Drug Church supporting on all dates. Grab your tickets here.
