Carlo Cavaluzzi
Indie pop band The Format is on a roll. The band finally got to do the reunion shows that were postponed by the pandemic, and they’ve just dropped a brand-new single.
Equally exciting, the band will appear on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” tonight to play this rocking newbie.
The track “Holy Roller” is out now. The full-length record, “Boycott Heaven,” is slated to make its debut on January 23, 2026. Clocking in at just under four minutes, the song paces forward musically with intent and urgency, naturally including rich and catchy riffs. When that sonic backdrop and the vocals merge, a whole lot of emotion is what results.
“Holy roller/don’t go wasting all your time/praying for a sign…” is a line that couldn’t be more timely in a world loaded with chaos. There’s a maturity in the music that fuses passion and experience that will not only have fans eagerly awaiting “Boycott Heaven” but is sure to be a magnet for new listeners.
This is the band’s third record, and to call it long-awaited is an understatement based on how fast the tickets to their recent slate of shows sold out. In a statement about the release, the band says they decided to release “Boycott Heaven” independently, via The Vanity Label, just as they did with their 2005 record, “Dog Problems,” after parting ways with a major label. Using their own imprint for this new one, the band is “building on the legacy and proving that same DIY spirit that fueled their early years.”
Both Ruess and Means have been busy over the years. Ruess has maintained an active solo career that has included forming the band fun., which has had some chart-topping tunes. He’s also collaborated with some names you may recognize, like Pink, Young Thug and Hayley Williams from pop-punk act Paramore.
Means has also continued to perform and locally has built a fruitful business, Hello Merch, a global, full-service merchandise company for bands and creatives to manufacture and sell their goods.
We don’t know yet what this new swirl of activity means for the band in terms of more shows and touring, but in the meantime, one song is here to connect listeners to the upcoming record the band says is full of “existential protest songs, power chord-driven rockers, love letters to family and friendship and a persistent belief in the possibility of something better.”
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