Latest Release
- MAR 15, 2024
- 1 Song
- Save Rock and Roll · 2013
- American Beauty / American Psycho · 2014
- American Beauty / American Psycho · 2014
- Save Rock and Roll · 2013
- From Under the Cork Tree · 2005
- Save Rock and Roll · 2013
- Infinity On High · 2007
- From Under the Cork Tree · 2005
- American Beauty / American Psycho · 2015
- M A N I A · 2017
Essential Albums
- When Fall Out Boy recorded the songs that would become their 2003 debut, Take This to Your Grave, they were living on the edge, sleeping on borrowed floors and bargaining with the studio for PB&J money. In the two decades since, the Chicagoland foursome of vocalist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley has become one of rock’s biggest acts. And the way Take This to Your Grave has an immediate appeal while reaching beyond punk’s three-chord ethos and toward ideas that are both knottier and bigger shows how they got there. The album opens with “Tell That Mick He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today”, which lays out the blueprint: Trohman’s power chords give way to Hurley’s breakneck drumming, which sets the stage for Wentz’s surreal yet sardonic lyrics, delivered in Stump’s wail. Fall Out Boy’s strength has long laid in the way its four members click as a band; their back-to-basics punk instincts collide with their world-conquering ambitions in thrilling ways, resulting in songs that are as suitable for catalysing mosh pits at the beloved Chicago DIY space Fireside Bowl as they are for inspiring mass sing-alongs at Wrigley Field. Take This to Your Grave is a period-appropriate amalgamation of edge-dwelling rock—a flag-plant amid the still-clearing dust of the century-ending alternative boom. Its songs combine the twist-tie riffs of Midwest emo, the potent harmonies of power pop, the gang vocals of heavily tattooed hardcore and the intricate yet mighty drumming of metal, with pithy, away-message-ready lyrics cementing their indelibility. The album’s full-bodied sound, too, gives extra brawn to cuts like the punchy “Grenade Jumper” and the sneering “Calm Before the Storm”. While Stump’s voice has yet to reach the full flower that added a dollop of soul to Fall Out Boy’s punk on later albums, there are moments, like the outro of the sweetly crunchy “Saturday”, when he flexes his falsetto. “I know I’m not your favourite record/But the songs you grow to like never stick at first,” Stump yelps on the speedy “Dead on Arrival”. But the urgency of Take This to Your Grave makes each of its songs an instant-release megadose of pop-punk euphoria—and the way that the brightly hued yet regret-wracked “Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy” and “Saturday” remain in the band’s live repertoire some 20 years after their release shows how early in their career they were crafting music with staying power.
- 2018
- 2013
- 2013
- 2008
Artist Playlists
- Few pop punk bands have proven as fun, cheeky, and downright ambitious.
- Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz talk to Zane about Fall Out Boy’s latest album, So Much (For) Stardust.
- Listen to the hits performed on the blockbuster tour.
- The Midwest punks explore their funk, electro, and hip-hop sides.
- Pop-punk, R&B, and hardcore inspired a Boy's life.
Appears On
- Lil Peep & iLoveMakonnen
Radio Shows
- Music and commentary from the Fall Out Boy cofounder.
- “Saturday” remains a staple of the band’s live sets.
- Strombo revisits Fall Out Boy’s album on its 20th anniversary.
- Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz on the band's latest album.
- The rapper on “Same Problems?” and Zane Lowechats with Fall Out Boy.
- Centering Fall Out Boy’s biggest hit ahead of new music.
- cacti. marvel. nobu.
- seth green. horror nights. candy conspiracies.
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About Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy changed the face of pop-punk forever—and it all started as a side project. In 2001, suburban Chicago hardcore scenesters Pete Wentz (bassist) and Joe Trohman (guitarist) came together to start a new band, soon joining forces with vocalist Patrick Stump and drummer Andy Hurley. They got to work fast, putting together a self-titled demo and jumping on every show they could book. This DIY ambition eventually paid off, and would continue to dictate much of their career—including the creation of Stump and Wentz’s indie label Decaydance Records (now called DCD2)—even after they inked a major-label deal and blew up the charts with 2005’s From Under the Cork Tree. Hit singles like “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs” from 2007’s Infinity on High wriggle with hyper punk riffs and lyricist Wentz’s verbose witticisms, delivered by Stump in sharp but soulful wails. While those qualities have continued to permeate Fall Out Boy’s work, it’s their keen pop instincts and omnivorous tastes that have led them to collaborate with a melange of rap superstars (Pharrell Williams, Lil Wayne, Migos, Lil Peep); throw around references to Pete Rose, Uma Thurman, and Britney Spears; sneak in sounds from Russian composers, Suzanne Vega, and Motley Crue; and break down every musical barrier possible by incorporating elements of glam-metal, hip-hop, dubstep, funk, soul, reggae, and EDM. In doing so, they’ve not only paved the way for other genre-subverting heroes like twenty one pilots, they’ve also given a platform to DCD2 signees such as Panic! At the Disco, pop-punk revolutionaries in their own right.
- ORIGIN
- Wilmette, IL, United States
- FORMED
- 2001年
- GENRE
- Alternative