IODINE RECORDINGS RELEASES SIX GOING ON SEVEN’S LONG OUT OF PRINT HEARTBREAK’S GOT BACKBEAT

Story: Ralph Greco, Jr.

“The Reign in Blood of Emo” —Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Rival Schools)

Heartbreak’s Got Backbeat is the sophomore album from Boston-based indie rock/emo band Six Going On Seven. It’s long been out of print — for 25 years.

Until now, courtesy of your friends at Iodine Recordings, the label which continues to re-introduce beloved and hard-to-find titles on vinyl to a diehards as well as a new generation of fans. The label remains a caretaker of fan favorites from the early ’00s, and before and after.

The album is now available digitally, while the physical release of Heartbreak’s Got Backbeat arrives on February 5 of next year. Get it here.

Often referred to as a “band’s band,” Six Going on Seven came up alongside many of the household names that set the tone for the era: Jimmy Eat World, Hot Water Music, and The Get Up Kids.

6GO7 sharied the stage with the aforementioned band and many others. Originally released on Some Records in 1999 and produced by Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studio (Hot Water Music, Cave In), the album is being presented on a limited-edition vinyl pressing with all new artwork and remastered by Jack Shirley (Quicksand, Joyce Manor) at The Atomic Garden.

“‘Let’s take the long way ’round, turn right here. Go down this hill we can leave the car at Cathedral Park Pier…,'” so begins the first track of our second record. This, an homage to roots in St. Johns (Portland, OR) and more specifically, my childhood home, first love and the push/pull of moving on and paying tribute to the things that shape us,” says vocalist/bassist Joshua English. “It’s a perfect representation of what we were/are/will be as a trio, 3:05 of bass/drums/guitar and nostalgia…”

HEARTBREAK’S GOT BACKBEAT TRACK LISTING:
“Portsmouth”
“Southbound”
“03:12:05”
“How to Sell the Brooklyn Bridge”
“Valentine, They’re Dropping Like Flies”
“New/Improved!”
“Reverse Midas”
“Proof Positive”
“Backbeat Reprise”

SIX GOING ON SEVEN WERE:
Joshua English — Vocals + Bass
James Bransford — Guitar
Will Bartlett — Drums