Two-Song Single Released Today

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THE OFFSPRING unveil the video for their new single “Behind Your Walls”. The eerily beautiful animated short depicts a couple trying to navigate a desolate post-apocalyptic landscape riddled with seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Director and animator Jeb Hardwick worked closely with lead singer and songwriter Dexter Holland to create a visual accompaniment to the song’s lyrics.

Watch the video on KNAC.COM HERE

“The song evoked a sense of a couple trying to connect through emotional barriers that had been building over time,” explains Hardwick. “I wanted to take that prompt and turn it into a dark fairytale, a sort of dystopian take on the classical storytelling structure of writers like the Brothers Grimm. I wanted the video to have an ambiguous dreamlike aesthetic to it, so I was keen to take away some of the sharpness and crispness usually associated with CGI and give a sense of it being somewhere between a moving painting and a 1920s German Expressionist film.”

Guitarist Noodles offers further insight. ""Behind Your Walls" is about trying to reach somebody who is feeling isolated, alone, or depressed. How do you reach out and get through the emotional chasm that exists? Sometimes it feels impossible to grab a hold of that person and pull them back to ‘safety,’ emotionally and mentally. The song is about that struggle.”

THE OFFSPRING are currently on tour in support of their most recent album, Let the Bad Times Roll. Stops along the US portion of the tour include Baltimore, Atlanta, New York City, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Milwaukee. The band has also confirmed appearances at summer festivals throughout Europe, Japan, and Brazil. A full list of shows is below. For ticket information, go to https://www.offspring.com/tour.

THE OFFSPRING – 2022 Tour

• May 15 Boston, MA, House of Blues
• May 17 New York, NY, The Rooftop at Pier 17
• May 18 Pittsburgh, PA, Stage AE
• May 20 Detroit, MI, The Fillmore
• May 21 Chicago, IL, Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
• May 22 Milwaukee, WI, The Rave/Eagles Club – Eagles Ballroom
• June 3 Nürburgring, Nüburg, Germany, Rock Am Ring
• June 4 Nürnberg, Germany, Rock Im Park
• June 7 Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Rockhal
• June 9 Interlaken, Switzerland, Greenfield Festival
• June 11 Nickelsdorf, Austria, Nova Rock Festival
• June 12 Prague, Czech Republic, A-Park, Ledárny Bránik, Prague Summer Festival
• June 15 Crans-près-Céligny, Switzerland, Caribana Festival
• June 16 Vitoria-Gastiez, Spain, Azkena Rock Festival
• June 17 Clisson, France, Hellfest 2022
• June 19 Dessel, Belgium, Graspop Metal Meeting
• June 21 Milano, Italy, Carroponte
• June 22 Padova, Italy, Sherwood Festival
• June 24 Ysselsteyn, Netherlands, Jera On Air Festival
• June 25 Münster, Germany, Vaintream Rockfest
• June 26 Evreux, France, Rock in Evreux
• July 13 Calgary, AB Roundup Festival
• July 28 Costa Mesa, CA, Pacific Amphitheatre
• July 29 Paso Robles, CA, Vino Robles Amphitheatre
• July 30 Sacramento, CA, Hard Rock Live
• Aug 4 Sherbrooke, QUE Palais Des Sports
• Aug 6 Rimouski, QUE Les Grandes Fetes
• Aug 20 Tokyo, Japan, Japan Summer Sonic 2022
• Aug 21 Osaka, Japan, Japan Summer Sonic 2022
• Sept 8, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rock in Rio