Denver, CO punk upstarts Public Opinion recently announced their upcoming sophomore album, The Curse of Public Opinion, and today they’re back with one more ferocious new single, “I Pay Everyone I Still Talk To.” Due out August 7th via SideOneDummy, The Curse of Public Opinion is a lean 27 minutes of f*ck-you anthems that plumb the depths of existential disappointment through a potent cocktail of 2000s garage rock swagger, classic punk hooks, and hardcore bite. Some albums provide the soundtrack for picking yourself back up, but Public Opinion are there for when you’re getting kicked while you’re down. “I Pay Everyone I Still Talk To” follows “When Kevin Gets Free” and “Balloon Man Running” (which drew praise from Stereogum, BrooklynVegan, Alt Press, and more) and provides a final early dose of Public Opinion‘s sneeringly catchy take on primal punk. And it’s sure to sound great live on the band’s recently announced shows with Quicksand and Sparta, see full itinerary below. Watch the “I Pay Everyone I Still Talk To” music video via YouTube: 
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publicopinion.lnk.to/balloonman Public Opinion emerged from the Denver, Colorado, hardcore scene in 2020 and have evolved from spunky proto-punks into the anthemic rock & roll powerhouse heard on their sophomore album. Recorded with Brett Romnes (Anxious, I Am The Avalanche, Hot Mulligan), The Curse of Public Opinion sounds absolutely massive, pushing the band’s blend of melody and madness further than ever before. Lyrically, vocalist Kevin Hart (not that one) rejects social media-derived faux therapy sentiments and platitude-drenched motivational speeches; this is properly pissed-at-the-world music for when it’s just time to vent. “A lot of bands make music about feeling bad but they’re so dialed-in. I think our message is a little more messy, but a lot more human,” he explains. “At the end of the day I’m kind of a quiet, angry guy. I don’t explode, I implode. So when it comes to the songs I don’t try to stop all that from coming through. The Curse of Public Opinion tracklist:
1. Balloon Man Running
2. Flowers By Irene
3. I Pay Everyone I Still Talk To
4. Lucky Me
5. Closed Captioning
6. When Kevin Gets Free
7. Enhancement Talent
8. Epitaph
9. Modern Convenience (ft. Vinnie Caruana)
10. The Curse of Public Opinion Upcoming Shows:
08/22 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep ^
08/23 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre ^
09/12 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
09/13 Durham, NC @ Stanzyks *
09/14 Washington DC @ Pearl Street *
09/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Wow Cambridge Hall *
09/17 Queens, NY @ TV Eye *
09/18 Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts *
09/19 Portland, ME @ House of Music *
09/20 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
09/22 Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar *
09/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket *
09/24 Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s *
09/26 Hamtramck, MI @ Smalls *
09/27 Newport, KY @ Southgate Revival Sanctuary * ^ w/ Quicksand, Bane, Soul Blind
* w/ Sparta FULL BAND BIOGRAPHY HERE PUBLIC OPINION – ‘THE CURSE OF PUBLIC OPINION’
DUE OUT 7TH AUGUST 2026 VIA SIDEONEDUMMY | 
