Woodstock, NY-based punks The Bobby Lees‘ fourth album, New Self was released today through Epitaph Records. Recorded in Los Angeles, the Dave Sardy and Alex Pasco co-produed album marks a new chapter for the acclaimed trio — Sam Quartin (vocals, guitar), Macky Bowman (drums) and Kendall Wind (bass) — with the album’s material setting their signature bravado loose across a wide and reverberating soundscape that showcases their infectious, chaotic punk sound.
Capturing the trio at what may arguably be their most expansive and emboldened, the album’s material is a blazing, loud testament to their years of bitter uncertainty. While rooted in their long-held ability to say it all with their chest, the album’s material features an introspection and honesty while touching upon stretching yourself too thin, addiction and cutting through the bullshit of everyday life.
This unvarnished and unapologetic honesty was showcased on the premiere episode of Jason Momoa’s HBO docuseries On The Roam. The band peeled back the layers of their 2023 hiatus brought on by economic struggles that the band desperately tried to fight off with endless touring, writing and recording. The Bobby Lees found solace in their friendship with Momoa and his efforts to support the band’s creative endeavors, Returning to writing music was a welcome relief for the trio of musicians, who understandably began to feel ill “spiritually and physically” without a creative outlet.
New Self‘s latest single “Red Hot” is a bruising mosh pit friendly ripper that pairs Quartin’s don’t-fuck-with-me-attitude and snarled, spittle and bile-fueled delivery and a forceful and driving chug. “Red Hot” showcases a band that can bare their souls with a bold, unadulterated fearlessness as the song talks openly about addiction, painfully insatiable desires — but while displaying a campy sense of humor.
“This song is about wanting more. More love. More connection. More attention. That insatiable desire. Yet somehow, when we recorded this track – we were all hysterically laughing by the end of it,” the band explains. “So, whatever that means.”
Directed by John Swab, the accompanying video for “Red Hot” features the trio playing the song in a shitty hotel room — the sort of hotel room you’d come across off I95 or the New York State Thruway or something. The band’s Bowman and Wind are in messy clown makeup and deadpan facial expressions before breaking out in mischievous grins towards the end. The band’s Quartin has a swaggering, punk rock performance, as though daring a mosh pit to open up — in the hotel room.
The band will be embarking on tour to support the new album to close out the year. The tour includes an October 8, 2026 stop at Irving Plaza. Check out the tour dates below.
US Tour Dates
Oct 2 - Oklahoma City, OK – Resonant Head
Oct 3 - Tulsa, OK – Vanguard
Oct 8 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Oct 10 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater
Oct 20 – Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall
Oct 21 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary Detroit (Crypt)
Oct 22 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Oct 23 – Columbus, OH – Skullys Music Diner
Dec 8 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
Dec 9 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
Dec 11 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
Dec 12 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
Dec 13 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up
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