Following the release of Never Say Die, their first collection of new music in nearly 20 years, New Jersey Emo/Pop-Punk band Tokyo Rose will join Punchline for select dates on the band’s 37 Everywhere 20th Anniversary Tour. The run has shows scheduled throughout November.
Tokyo Rose has also released a new music video for the Never Say Die track “Better When (Fibonacci x Pascal)“.
The band explains the concept behind the song:
Reimagining the relationship between the numbers of the Fibonacci Sequence and Pascal’s Triangle as a chemically imbalanced, codependent romance, ‘Better When’ is the mathematical theorem-inspired, math-rock fever dream of a manic depressive.
Formed in 2001 by Ryan Dominguez and Chris Poulsen, Tokyo Rose emerged from New Jersey’s early-2000s Alternative scene. After releasing their debut EP, Chasing Fireflies, Tokyo Rose signed with SideCho Records and released their first full-length album, Reinventing a Lost Art, in 2003. Recorded by Chris Badami, the album launched the band onto the national stage, leading to appearances at Skate and Surf Festival, SXSW, CMJ and the Vans Warped Tour. Their music was also featured on MTV’s Road Rules.
Tokyo Rose expanded their sound with 2005’s New American Saint, produced by Matt Goldman. The album took the band across the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan, while the single “Spectacle” received rotation on mtvU.
The band followed with 2007’s The Promise in Compromise. Produced by Fred Archambault, the album debuted on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart and was followed by the band’s final Vans Warped Tour appearance before entering an extended hiatus.
Over the years, Tokyo Rose has shared stages with Motion City Soundtrack, Good Charlotte, The Starting Line, Yellowcard, Brand New and The All-American Rejects. Their songs have also appeared on compilations released by Hopeless Records, The Militia Group and the Vans Warped Tour.
Now reunited, Tokyo Rose is writing, recording and performing again, reconnecting with longtime fans while reaching a new generation discovering the band for the first time. The band is also celebrating the 20th anniversary of New American Saint with a remastered deluxe edition featuring two previously unreleased songs.
TOKYO ROSE WITH PUNCHLINE
November 19 — Philadelphia, PA — MilkBoy
November 20 — Asbury Park, NJ — Wonder Bar
November 21 — Brooklyn, NY — The Meadows
November 22 — Harrisburg, PA — Capital City Music Hall
