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Rally The Tropes

by Teenage Tom Petties

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American Breakfast 02:21
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Faculty 01:47
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Kudzu Pop 02:10
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Tough Cookies 02:09
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Freaky Friday 02:34
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Hotmail 01:52
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Teenage Thin Lizzies 02:30
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East Coast Comebacks 03:25
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about

Teenage Tom Petties’ fourth album, Rally The Tropes, finds the slacker jangle-punk band at their most unhinged yet. Recorded live over two frantic days at Big Nice Studio with Bradford Krieger (Friendship, Horse Jumper of Love), its eight tracks blast past in 18 minutes of hollered back-and-forth vocals, fried feedback, and happy mistakes. TTP cranked firmly into the red.

After time together in both England and the US, vocalist/guitarist Tom Brown (also of jangle-pop duo Rural France) wrote the record as a celebration of what the band represents and has become: five previous strangers who somehow came together across the Atlantic to bang out fuzz-laden songs that were only originally meant for the bedroom or garage.

As Tom says: “It still feels like a minor miracle this happened. When the five of us are together, it’s just so fun and pure. I really wanted some songs that would allow us to capture that excitement of when we’re in a room or on stage together, just going at it…not worried about perfection, just playing with joy.”

A love letter to DIY rock ‘n’ roll, Rally The Tropes is a record (and title) that splits the difference between AC/DC and GbV. One moment it’s throwing out insane Thin Lizzy dual-guitar lines (Faculty), the next it’s talking of ‘bounce house bad boys’ as an Oasis-sized riff pounds you over the head (Kudzu Pop).

“I pictured us walking on stage to ridiculous intro music in front of a huge crowd,” Tom adds. “I wanted the record to feel that big and unpredictable, with as much raw garage energy as Brad could squeeze out of us.”

Alongside Tom, TTP features Jim Quinn (bass), Galen Richmond and James Brown (guitars), and Jeff Hamm (drums). It’s their second full-band effort, following 2023’s Hotbox Daydreams, an indie blogosphere favorite that landed on multiple end-of-year lists (Small Albums, Add To Wantlist, Circuit Sweet).

As Rosy Overdrive put it: “Every song on Hotbox Daydreams could’ve been a single. Welcome to the next generation of Teenage Tom Petties, bigger and better than ever.”

After a run of their best US shows yet, supporting pals Perennial, TTP return to UK stages this October to celebrate Rally The Tropes.

RIYL: The Hold Steady, The Replacements, Dinosaur Jr, Mike Krol, Oasis, Thin Lizzy, Descendents, Perennial, The Lemonheads.

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released October 24, 2025

Songs by Tom Brown
Vocals - Tom Brown
Lead Guitar - James Brown
Guitar & Backing Vocals - Galen Richmond
Bass - Jim Quinn
Drums - Jeff Hamm
Additional Keys, Guitars & Vocals throughout - Bradford Krieger

Recorded live over two days in March 2025 at Big Nice Studio' outside Providence
Produced, Mixed and Masters by Bradford Krieger
Artwork by James Brown
Front Photograph by David P. Terwilliger, II
Back Photograph by James Brown
Inside Photograph by Galen Richmond

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