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Off With Their Heads’ new album, Be Good, distinguishes itself from the rest of the band’s catalog with one very unique characteristic: It’s actually good. Frontman Ryan Young thinks so, anyway. “It’s the first record I’ve ever made that I like,” laughs Young. “Because there was no reason to make it anything other than what I wanted it to be.” The band has been relatively quiet over the last few years, largely because Young was tending to an ill family member who ultimately passed away last year. But through mourning came inspiration. “She was a photographer, and at the wake were all these photos she took,” he remembers. One of those photos struck him immediately. It shows a Mennonite family enjoying a sunny day at the beach while an ominous cooling tower looms in the background. “I said: That’s gonna be the cover of the album that doesn’t exist yet.” That photo captures the spirit of Be Good. While all of Off With Their Heads’ previous work shares a common thread of being rooted in Young’s fatalistic view of the world, Be Good at least allows a tiny glimmer of hope to peek through. “All the other records were about moping around and feeling sorry for yourself,” says Young. “This one is less about feeling sorry for yourself and more about accepting how goddamn miserable you are.” Forced acceptance is big theme of Be Good, though it’s a hard-learned one, often emerging in the form of primal screams in the band’s trademark style of gruff-punk. “Hands up to the sky and shout at the top of your lungs, til the floor falls out!” Young yells on the title track, sounding somewhere between motivational speaker and hard-nosed therapist. Much of the self-deprecation that defined the band’s previous work has been adjusted. It was the years spent out of the van, developing a life at home in Chicago, that gave Young his newfound, slightly more positive perspective. “Not being on the road 250 days a year, actually trying to develop some sort of life outside of playing shows and drinking, you’d be surprised what that does,” he says. “I’ve lost a bunch of weight, I’ve been going to a gym every day, trying not to kill myself all the time.” Young and the band members—bassist Robbie Smartwood, guitarist John Polydoros, and new drummer Kyle Manning—holed up for two and a half weeks at Pachyderm Studios, a mid-century mansion in Minnesota where Nirvana recorded In Utero, to make Be Good. Young produced the record himself, and it was the first time he enjoyed the process, or at least tolerated it. “I don’t like how the old records sound, and I hate recording so much,” he says. “You could just hear all the dumb shit on them where I was like, whatever, just let it go, I want to get out of here.” Be Good will be released by Epitaph Records on August 16 and, if ever there was a time for Ryan Young’s distinct brand on cautious optimism, it’s now. “The title is an answer to that question of what you’re supposed to do now that the world is so awful and the climate of this stupid country is so shitty,” he says. “Be good, be loud—that’s sometimes all you can do, I guess, as cheesy as that sounds.”
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Rock, Post Hardcore, Punk, Hardcore
Kylle Manning, Ryan Young
OWTH is such a kickass band and Ryan and Kyle always put on a great energy show. The labor temple was a great venue for an intimate show right up close and personal with the stage. Great time had by all
Labor Temple Diner & Bar Astoria, ORExcellent show - small venue was perfect. Bartender at Sardine, named Ryan, was great and OWTH Ryan and Kyle put on a great show and Seth Anderson put some great energy and songs of his own out there.
The Sardine Los Angeles, CAI missed seeing OWTH in '09 in Philadelphia. I guess because it was a school night the band had finished at 9 pm. This show was fantastic. Wonderful to see them live.
The Copper Rocket Orlando, FLFantastic show! First time seeing them, and they were incredible. Really great performance. Dead Bars was such a great choice for an opener. Can't wait for OWTH to come back through Tampa again!
Hooch and Hive Tampa, FLFirst time seeing Dead Bars and apparently the singer was filling in on drums and you never would have known that wasn't the lineup if you didn't know. Absolutely killed it!
Funhouse Seattle, WAYes, Off With Their Heads is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Off With Their Heads concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Off With Their Heads tour is scheduled for 5 dates across 4 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Off With Their Heads is scheduled to play 5 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Off With Their Heads's tour starts Apr 15, 2026 and ends on Apr 19, 2026. They will play 4 cities; their most recent concert was held in Minneapolis at 7th St Entry and their next upcoming concert will be in Milwaukee at Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co..
As part of the Off With Their Heads tour, Off With Their Heads is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
