New Jersey pop punk band Man Overboard are officially back! This week, they debuted their first song in over five years called “Lineline.” The track follows their last full-length, Heavy Love, that was released back in 2015.
Man Overboard went on hiatus in 2016 following the release of Heavy Love, emerging occasionally over the years to play reunion and holiday shows.
When the band entered the studio to record this song, they were unsure about how they would release it. However, the recent uncertainty that has come about due to the COVID-19 pandemic is what made them decide to share the song with the world.
Bassist/co-vocalist Nik Bruzzese explains:
“‘Lifeline’ is a song we wrote in December of 2019 asking the question ‘is the love still there to do this anymore or have we all parted ways in life and lost the passion?’ We are the luckiest people in the world to be able to do this but that doesn’t means it’s not mentally exhausting. Coming off of touring non-stop to real life is challenging. Trying to fit back into life, working on broken relationships, starting families, is what everyone in a band that you love goes through.”
photo credit: Sean Sullivan
