All People Share New Track “Moonsteps”

All People are excited to share “Moonsteps,” the latest Daniel “D-Ray” Ray led single from the band’s upcoming self-titled album. Due out on May 20th via Community Records, the New Orleans quartet premiered the single with Punktastic, offering a different look at the band’s expansive sound, a soaring mix of spaced out dream pop and punk. According to D-Ray, the song is about watching the TV show Friends and learning life lessons from his parents… standard punk stuff really.

All People’s initial concept was “All People Translate Pure Unfiltered Emotion”. The phrase described what the band would be for the members: a conduit for emotion and feeling. It’s a kind of mantra or spiritual belief that also touches on the idea that they wholeheartedly believe there is a pure and common energy connecting all of humanity. Music is All People’s method of self expression within this common energy, but each person has their unique way of expressing what’s in their hearts.

All People is the band’s third album and the most accurate representation of that concept. The record is a ‘soundtrack to youthful daydreams with fits of ecstasy and a preoccupation with the crushing drama of the small stuff’ — 27 minutes of dark and dreamy post-punk inspired by synth-driven bands of the ’80s and guitar-driven bands of the early ’90s and bound by introspective lyrics. Themes touch on mental illness and anxiety and incidents of death and suicide we experienced among our loved ones — all woven into their perception of human nature. These songs help the band stay positive and not succumb to depression. There is light at both ends of the tunnel.

All People is out Friday, May 20, 2016 on Community Records. The band and DIY label founded by All People’s own Daniel Ray and Greg Rodrigue are based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

UPCOMING SHOWS:
05/12 – New Orleans, LA @ Hey Cafe (album release) w/ Donovan Wolfington & Sharks’ Teeth
05/31 – Birmingham, AL
06/01 – Nashville, TN @ Meal Ticket
06/02 – Bloomington, IN
06/03 – Flint, MI @ Vehicle City Fest
06/04 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Daac
06/05 – Chicago, IL
06/06 – Rock Island, IL @ Rozz Tox
06/07 – Lawrence, KS @ 8th Street Taproom
06/09 – Denver, CO
06/10 – Laramie, WY @ Shocktoberfest
06/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Diabolical Records
06/12 – Boise, ID
06/13 – Portland, OR
06/15 – Sacramento, CA @ Naked Lounge
06/16 – Santa Cruz, CA
06/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill (Asian Man Records 20 year fest)
06/20 – San Jose, CA
06/22 – Fullerton, CA @ Programme Skate Shop
06/23 – San Diego, CA
06/24 – Los Angeles, CA
06/25 – Las Vegas, NV
06/27 – Pheonix, AZ
06/28 – Tuscon, AZ @ Gary’s Place
06/30 – San Antonio, TX
07/01 – Austin, TX @ Cheer Up Charlie’s
07/02 – Houston, TX
07/03 – Lafayette, LA

ALL PEOPLE
“All People”
Community Records
May 20, 2016
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