Jan 29, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Jimmy Eat World released a new album, Surviving, last October via Exotic Location Recordings and RCA. Now they have stopped by NPR Music to perform three songs as part of their Tiny Desk Concert series, including their classic "The Middle" and two Surviving tracks, "Love Never" and "All the Way (Stay)." More

Feb 22, 2019 By Ian King

Though they were one of only a few bands from the 1990s scene now referred to as "second generation'" emo to be picked up by a major label, Jimmy Eat World started out more middle of the pack than leader. It was exposure to the dynamic edge of bands such as Christie Front Drive and Sunny Day Real Estate that pulled them away from their straight-up pop punk origins. Then again, in the post-Dookie days of 1995, straight-up pop punk was surely what Capitol Records was after. If they had actually seen Clarity coming, the label might not have signed them in the first place. More

Nov 04, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Jimmy Eat World have shared a new song as part of the "30 Days, 30 Songs" (now expanded to 40 songs) anti-Donald Trump campaign put together by author/publisher Dave Eggers and Death Cab for Cutie manager Jordan Kurland.  More

Dec 18, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Eagles of Death Metal recently asked for other bands to cover their song "I Love You All the Time," with proceeds going to victims of the Paris terror attacks via the Sweet Stuff Foundation's "Play It Forward" campaign. Now the band has shared covers of the song by Florence and the Machine(feat. The Maccabees), My Morning Jacket, Savages, Kings of Leon, Jimmy Eat World, Ed Harcourt, and others. More

Jul 20, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Indie shmindie. Sometimes it’s hard to argue with cooperate sponsorship. Today, Virgin Mobile announced its free festival (September 25^th at Merriweather Post Pavilion) and it is a dozy. The daylong genre-hopping festival will play host to buzz bands such as Sleigh Bells and Neon Indian, scene stalwarts LCD Soundsystem and M.I.A. and legends such as Pavement and Joan Jett. We have the full lineup.  More