The punk titan and ska lifer talks with Paste about Neil Young, riding the vibe of a seven-minute jam, the scarcity of DIY spaces post-COVID and his new album, HELLMODE.
“It feels like the world is fucking constantly under renovation,” Jeff Rosenstock tells me on a blistering, sweaty July afternoon after he hears a few maintenance men hammering away in the apartment above mine. “I can’t think of a period of time that I’ve lived in when there has not been power tools going off somewhere.
There are countless artists out there who likely have crafted much more streamlined, intellectualized syllabi on organizing and advocacy that they can channel into their songs—but sometimes all you really need is an energetic Californian yelling “Even if it feels weird to be yourself, speak! Even if it’s hard to, even if it hurts you, even if your brain begins to melt” at the void during the hottest summer on record.
When Rosenstock isn’t making kickass records, he’s in his home studio churning out scores for Cartoon Network’s animated hit showor playing saxophone on top of stage amps or brandishing a flag that combines gay pride colors, satanism and pot leafs all in one place. Few artists have ever dared to make caring immensely look so not-giving-a-fuck-ish.
Initially, the quintet went back and forth on whether to give themselves a real-deal band name or go by Jeff Rosenstock—only making the final decision at the last second when the “Hey Allison!” 7-inch was about to go to print. “I might have even fucking flipped a coin and called in my name,” Rosenstock says. “What better way to make a decision?” But the reality of it all is that none of it ever felt like going from a band to a solo project for Rosenstock.
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