Has it already been half a decade since Fall Out Boy was a thing? Despite initial reservations about digging something that was clearly not targeted to my age demo, I found myself liking these guys quite a bit during their glory period, and that had a lot to do with lead singer Patrick Stump. Although bassist Pete Wentz was the public face (and other body parts) of the band, and wrote much of the band’s material, something told me there […]
Posts tagged "Soul Punk"
“Truant Wave”: Finally! New Music from Patrick Stump!
In advance of the release of his upcoming album, Soul Punk, former Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump is releasing an EP entitled Truant Wave on February 22nd. The EP will be available only on iTunes. Patrick says that although he likes these songs, he didn’t feel as though they really have a place on Soul Punk, so he’s decided to release them separately. He also mentioned that Soul Punk will be one of those written, arranged, produced and performed […]
Your 2011 Grammy Preview: Courtesy of Patrick Stump
I must admit, this is pretty inventive. Going through my Google reader, I had to stop on a clip that purported to show former Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump singing each of this year’s five Record of the Year nominees acapella. Sure enough, Stump, whose solo debut, Soul Punk, is scheduled for release later this year, performs a relatively seamless medley of Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now”, Jay-Z’s “Empire State of Mind”, Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie”, Cee-Lo’s […]
“Soul Punk” Alert: Patrick Stump’s Solo Debut Almost Ready for Lift-Off
Ask me why I like (or liked, since they don’t seem to exist anymore) Fall Out Boy, and I will answer with two simple words: Patrick Stump. Guy can sing his ass off, and that fact alone separated FOB from the lengthy pack of emo and emo-esque bands that ruled the airwaves a half decade or so ago. The fact that FOB was also co-signed at various points by arbiters of taste ranging from Jay-Z to ?uestlove probably helped a […]
