The Front Bottoms

The Front Bottoms are an indie rock duo from New Jersey whose music is a wildly eclectic blend of pop, rock, and punk influences accompanied by witty lyrics that offer a rapid-fire, slightly surreal perspective on the world around them. On 2011's The Front Bottoms and 2013's Talon of the Hawk, the band's sound was defined by lean, angular melodies, wiry guitar work, propulsive drumming, and nervous but enthusiastic vocals. On 2015's Back on Top, the band moved up to major-label distribution as the guitars developed a more full-bodied sound and the tunes rocked harder, but their thematic quirks were essentially unchanged, and while they enjoyed greater commercial success, 2017's Going Grey made it clear that fame was not about to change them.