Today, Imperial Teen is excited to share their new single “all Over You,” the title track from their highly-anticipated album of the same name. A song about popular culture, passing fads, and the fixations that consume us, “All Over You” captures the band's knack for turning everyday observations into something sharp, playful, and undeniably catchy. Watch the video below and listen to the track wherever you stream music. All Over You is now available for preorder digitally or on CD, LP, and limited edition Marbled Violet Peak Vinyl from the US and UK Merge stores, as well as Imperial Teen's Bandcamp page!

Formed in San Francisco more than three decades ago, Imperial Teen is Roddy Bottum (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Will Schwartz (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Jone Stebbins (bass, vocals), and Lynn Truell (drums, vocals). The band’s enduring chemistry has only grown stronger with time, even as its members have spread across different cities.

Lyrically, All Over You spans desire, disconnection, popular culture, passing fads, and the realities of making art under capitalism. “We want to make people dance and think and feel at the same time,” says Will Schwartz, a mission that remains at the heart of the band’s latest record.

The album's title track, initially built over the computer, gained its charming sneer in the studio, where Stebbins’ buoyant, fuzzed-out bassline added bounce to its punchy, sloganeering lyrics. Truell’s improvised percussion brings an unexpected texture to the track before she drives it home, screaming the final line of the chorus, “We’ve got nothing to do,” like a rallying cry. Roddy Bottum explains, “In 'All Over You' we used a glass jar and other items lying around the studio for percussion. We also use some vocal techniques like breaths for percussion. We got to use some cool Moogs and vintage keyboards for texture on songs.”

“In my head,” Truell says, “I just went back to punk, to that feeling of prowling around looking for anything to do and being so mad about how boring everything is that you just have to yell.”

The band will play a run of headline shows in October in support of All Over You, spanning both coasts with stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and more. Tickets for all shows are on sale now.

Imperial Teen on tour: 
Oct 14 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon +
Oct 15 San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill +
Oct 17 Seattle, WA – Barboza +
Oct 18 Portland, OR – Swan Dive +
Nov 03 Boston, MA – Warehouse XI
Nov 04 Brooklyn, NY – Baby's All Right
Nov 05 Philadelphia, PA – Nikki Lopez
Nov 07 Durham, NC – The Pinhook