Twisted Teens - (PRESALE 7/17/26) Blame the Clown (GREEN CASSETTE) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

SHIPS BY 07/17/2026

    Blame the Clown
    (Limited Edition, Green)
    Artist: Twisted Teens Format: Cassette Release Date: 7/17/2026 

    Label: Chain Smoking Rec.
    Vendor: Amplified Media Services, LLC
    Distributor: AMPED
    UPC: 199874838915
    Genre: Rock
    Release Date: 7/17/2026
    Product ID: CNSK035.4
    Weight: .24 lb

Cassette
Description

Pitchfork Top Albums of 2026! The follow up to their much-acclaimed Self-Titled album, the Twisted Teens are back with 12 more songs. The Band pulls from early American rock traditions without turning them into nostalgia pieces. Pedal steel sits comfortably alongside electric grit, expanding the emotional range without softening the bite. Melody is always present, but the rhythms favor momentum over precision. The result feels grounded and restless at the same time, rooted in familiar forms while refusing to stay put.
Compared to the debut, Blame the Clown feels more focused in how it balances it's influences. Where the earlier record scattered ideas across genres, this one tightens the link between structure and feeling. The steel guitar feels woven into the songs rather than layered on top, and the album arrives with a clearer sense of direction. It plays like a natural next step, showing confidence built through constant movement. Blame the Clown finds Twisted Teens right where momentum meets confidence and craft. They may still be flying under the radar, but now's the perfect time to dig into both of their full lengths. This record is rough by choice, never sloppy, balancing grit with melody and tradition with forward motion. It sounds lived in and earned, the kind of album that only gets better the longer it spins. If this is what the band sounds like after a year on the road, whatever comes next is worth keeping an eye on. -The Fire Note

    Tracks
    Credits

    1 Is It Real?
    2 Wild Connection
    3 I Operate
    4 Little Seed
    5 100 Bill Is Gone!
    6 Peekaboo Hand
    7 Not Real
    8 Who Could It Be?
    9 Circus Clown
    10 Hurricane
    11 White Hot Coal
    12 Corpse Pose

• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Format Type: CASSETTE
• Released: 07/17/2026