Teenage Bottlerocket announce their new EP ‘The Invisible Man’, arriving March 6 via Pirates Press Records with lead single “City at Night” streaming now on all major platforms. The four-song release features unreleased material from the same sessions that produced their 2025 smash hit LP ‘Ready To Roll’, recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins with Andrew Berlin handling recording and mixing and Jason Livermore mastering. Each of the band’s three singer-songwriters contributed tracks to the EP, showcasing the range that has kept fans coming back.
Bassist Miguel Chen wrote the title track, tapping into mid-tempo new wave influence while using cinematic imagery to express his need to disappear from the chaos of the modern world. “Despite spending my life surrounded by people I love, my family, my band, my friends, I’ve learned that I need a lot of alone time to stay balanced and happy,” Chen says. “Time alone is great for your well-being. I highly recommend it. Also, I love old horror movies.” Guitarist Ray Carlisle contributes a track inspired by his kid wearing a Less Than Jake shirt to school when a substitute teacher asked him to name a song. “My kid came home all bummed out and said ‘You Made Me Get Called A Poser,'” Carlisle explains. He also wrote EP closer “City At Night”, previously available on an ultra-limited 7″ included with the Deluxe Edition of ‘Ready To Roll’, making this the first chance for most fans to own a physical copy. Guitarist Kody Templeman rounds out the EP with “Pembrey’s Face”, another nod to the band’s love of horror fiction. “I’ve always been a big fan of the Hannibal Lecter movies based on the Thomas Harris novels,” Templeman says.
‘The Invisible Man’ is available for pre-order on 7″ bone vinyl, violet vinyl, and black vinyl from Pirates Press Records, with magenta vinyl exclusive to the band’s merch table on tour. The release comes packaged with artwork by longtime collaborator Oscar Puig.