THE WONDER YEARS • Burst & Decay (Volume III) • LP

THE WONDER YEARS ´Burst & Decay: Volume 3´ LP
Hopeless

Philadelphia's THE WONDER YEARS are set to release Burst & Decay Vol. III on May 9, 2025 via Hopeless Records.

This third installment of their stripped-back series introduces a new track, "Junebug," written by vocalist Dan Campbell about his younger son and produced by Steve Evetts (SAVES THE DAY, LIFETIME). On the record, Campbell's personal narrative continues with "Wyatt's Song (Your Name)," a piece crafted for his older son that employs the actual recording of Wyatt's in-utero heartbeat as its metronome. Closing the album, "Doors I Painted Shut" delivers cinematic intensity through vibrant vocals and production led by guitarist Nick Steinborn, signaling a confident exploration into new sonic territory. Burst & Decay Vol. III also features collaborative reinterpretations of signature tracks. On "Came Out Swinging," Joe Taylor of KNUCKLE PUCK lends dynamic vocals, while Zayna Youssef of SWEET PILL amplifies the raw vulnerability on "Oldest Daughter." Ryland Heagy of ORIGAMI ANGEL offers a tender performance on "I Don't Like Who I Was Then."

Over a career spanning more than a decade, THE WONDER YEARS have toured extensively_sharing stages with MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, PARAMORE, DESCENDANTS, THURSDAY, BLEACHERS, and others_and built a community through their own label and the annual Loneliest Place On Earth festival, which has showcased acts such as HOT MULLIGAN, ORIGAMI ANGEL, and LAURA STEVENSON. Their previous album, The Hum Goes On Forever, debuted at #3 on the US Alternative Album Chart and earned recognition from Paste Magazine as one of the best records of the 2020s, while the track "Year of The Vulture" was chosen as the theme for WWE NXT's Stand and Deliver event.

Track Listing:
01. Junebug
02. Came Out Swinging (featuring Joe Taylor of Knuckle Puck)
03. Oldest Daughter (featuring Zayna Youssef of Sweet Pill)
04. Wyatt's Interlude
05. Wyatt's Song (Your Name)
06. Teenage Parents
07.  Don't Like Who I Was Then (featuring Ryland Heagy of Origami Angel)
08. The Ocean Grew Hands to Hold Me
09. Doors I Painted Shut