The Used Announce New Album, 'Toxic Positivity' & Release New Single

The Used have returned with their first new song of 2023; People Are Vomit, a furious number that follows the previously released single, Fuck You. 

People Are Vomit comes with an animated music video, enraged vocals from Bert McCracken and pent-up energy from the band.

The new single arrives with the announcement that the popular American rock band are unveiling their tenth album, Toxic Positivity, on 19 May via Big Noise Music Group. Pre-order the album here.

"We think this song is fun and cute. We hope you love it too," Bert McCracken said in a statement.

In October, The Used put out Fuck You, which is loud, in-your-face, and everything fans have come to know and love about The Used over their storied 20+ year career.

The Used have made a name for themselves through high-energy live shows, gut-wrenchingly relatable lyrics, and melodies that blend pop sensibility and hard rock.

When their third record, Lies For The Liars, delivered their second consecutive Billboard Top 10 spot, peaking at #5, the band's fame had reached the point where they were chosen to soundtrack the Michael Bay Transformers movie and their status as one of the most essential bands in the great emo explosion of the ‘00s was cemented.

The Used released their ninth studio album, Heartwork (Deluxe), in 2021 via Big Noise. The extended album features 11 never-before-heard tracks written during the original Heartwork (2020) sessions.

A variety of collaborators, including producer John Feldmann, co-writer Mark Hoppus (Blink-182), guest artists Travis Barker, Jason Aalon Butler (Fever 333), Caleb Shomo (Beartooth) and more, helped deliver this now 27-track album that simultaneously showcases what made The Used emerge as one of the most prolific bands of the early 2000s as well as what has kept them at the forefront of the genre ever since. The band locked in #4 spots on the Top Alternative and Top Hard Rock Album charts, #11 on the Top Rock Album charts, and landed in the Billboard Top 200 at the #87 spot. 

Last month, The Used announced their return to Australia alongside Papa Roach in the Cut My Heart Into Pieces tour with special guests Coldrain this April.

THE USED + PAPA ROACH
CUT MY HEART INTO PIECES TOUR 2023 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS COLDRAIN
TOUR DATES:

FRIDAY 21 APRIL - METRO CITY, PERTH
SUNDAY 23 APRIL - AEC THEATRE, ADELAIDE
MONDAY 24 APRIL - MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE
FRIDAY 28 APRIL - HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY
SUNDAY 30 APRIL - FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE*

*Coldrain not appearing 

Buy tickets via Destroy All Lines.