News
The Front Bottoms, Turnover, and Joyce Manor to Support Select Dates
Mar 09, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Jimmy Eat World released a new album, Surviving, last October via Exotic Location Recordings and RCA. Now they have announced some new 2020 North American tour dates. More
Surviving Out Now via Exotic Location Recordings/RCA
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
The Album Came Out on February 23, 1999
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
Part of the Anti-Trump "30 Days, 30 Songs" Project (Plus Kyle Craft Shares "Before the Wall")
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
Free Festival September 25th
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 25th 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
Interviews
Dec 12, 2019
By Matt Conner
"I was a passenger in my own body for 36 years and never realized it." The opening line of Jim Adkins' personal statement issued with Jimmy Eat World's newest album, Surviving, reveals the personal nature of the material within. Adkins, the band's frontman and lyricist, has been wrestling with identity and fear, expectations and pressure. More
Reviews
Oct 20, 2010
By Frank Valish
Jimmy Eat World's sixth album is a bit same sounding when viewed among the band’s body of work, but the band has proven to be continually willing to challenge itself, especially in its lyrical approach, while delivering the same sonic push and pull its fans expect.