RICHMOND, VA | MARCH 19, 2021: Today, Richmond VA Punk band Talk Me Offreleased a new track off their upcoming EP, Abyss, partnering with New Noise Magazineto exclusively premiere the official music video for, “Alone in the Dark.” The track will be available to stream across all DSPs at midnight EST. The EP is set for release in April 2021 and can currently be pre-ordered through Smartpunk Records. With two lead singers of the opposite sex, Talk Me Off brings a fresh new sound to a traditional skate-punk scene with lyrics relatable to anyone living in 2021. “Alone in the Dark” is an apathetically punk song about feeling content with nothingness in the end, neither believing in heaven or hell.:
“This one’s about the lack of an afterlife and being content with dying. No more problems, peace at last. It’s a selfish thought and one that I don’t have often, but passing on to just complete darkness instead of a grandiose fantasy of heaven or even hell is more appealing to me.” –
Talk Me Off is a punk band out of Richmond, Virginia that formed in 2017. Ryan Cacophony and Holly Herzog had met performing in a Screeching Weasel cover band for a children’s hospital charity. After throwing the idea of starting a new band around, they got Christian Moquin involved and just a few months later released the first self-titled EP, released on Doctor and Mechanic Recordings and Between the Days Records. The songs had themes of bad relationships and terrible mental health. There were some East Coast/Canada tours that followed, playing with bands like Off With Their Heads, Night Birds, The Lillingtons, and The Lawrence Arms. In 2020, they released their first full-length record Cursed after signing to Smartpunk Records, with the help of Say-10 Records and Gunner Records. The pandemic hit as soon as the record was released, which led to no shows but lots of writing. Their new EP, Abyss, will be released on April 20, 2021, in partnership with Smartpunk Records, Swamp Cabbage, Gunner, and Wallride Records.
Head to New Noise Magazine today to check out the video for Talk Me Off’s latest single “Alone in the Dark.” Abyss will be released 4/20/21 and is available for pre-order at Smartpunk Records.
