Teenage Bottlerocket release The Invisible Man and 2026 Tour Dates
Pop-punk veterans Teenage Bottlerocket have just released their new EP, The Invisible Man, via Pirates Press Records. The EP features four rare or unreleased songs from the same sessions that produced their 2025 smash hit LP, Ready To Roll at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO, recorded & mixed by Andrew Berlin and mastered by Jason Livermore. Additionally, each of the band’s three singer/songwriters are represented among the tracks. The Invisible Man EP is now streaming on all major platforms here.
Bassist Miguel Chen wrote the title track, and taps into some of the mid-tempo new wave influence seen on the LP, while using cinematic imagery to express his own 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,” he 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 a real life tale from his offspring. “My kid wore a Less Than Jake shirt to school and some substitute teacher asked him to name a song,” he explains. “My kid came home all bummed out and said ‘You Made Me Get Called A Poser.’” Carlisle also wrote EP closer “City At Night,” which was previously available on an ultra-limited 7” included with the Deluxe Edition of Ready To Roll, and was later released as a digital single. For most fans, this will be the first chance to own a physical copy of this much sought-after song.
Finally, guitarist Kody Templeman contributes “Pembrey’s Face,” another song inspired by the band’s penchant for horror fiction. “I’ve always been a big fan of the Hannibal Lecter movies based on the Thomas Harris novels. Ray and I always quoted the Jim Pembrey line during the escape scene [in The Silence of the Lambs].”
These prolific pop-punkers demonstrate that even while touring non-stop in support of a hit album, they are always looking out for their legions of worldwide fans’ insatiable appetite for new material!
The Invisible Man by Teenage Bottlerocket is available from the Pirates Press Records webstore on 7” Bone Vinyl, 7” Violet Vinyl, and 7” Black Vinyl. 7” Magenta Vinyl is available exclusively from the band’s merch table on tour. The 7” comes packaged in a sleeve with spectacular artwork by the band’s longtime collaborator Oscar Puig, which also features on a merch lines including T-shirts, skateboard decks, patches, and stickers! The EP will be available everywhere on March 6, 2026!
In addition to this new release, in response to nonstop demand from fans, Pirates Press Records has unveiled the third vinyl pressing of the 2025 smash hit LP, Ready To Roll, hot off the presses on 12” Brown & Yellow Half-n-Half vinyl. Also available from the label is the recent live-in-the-studio EP, Mission To Shred, on 7” Neon Pink or Black vinyl, so now is a great time to catch up with all the latest from Teenage Bottlerocket!
And if you’re looking to snag some of those exclusive tour color variants, the band have tons of tourdates confirmed for 2026 in both the USA & Europe, with more to come! Check out their official website for more ticket info!
Teenage Bottlerocket 2026 US Tour Dates w/ The Dopamines, and Sam Russo:
3/25/26: Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
3/26/26: Fort Collins, CO – Sound Bar
3/27/26: Casper, WY – Oil City Beer Co.
3/28/26: Denver, CO – Federal Theatre
3/29/26: Laramie, WY – Gryphon Theatre
3/30/26: Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
3/31/26: Minneapolis, MN – Green Room
4/1/26: Green Bay, WI – Green Bay Distillery
4/2/26: Chicago, IL – Reggies
4/3/26: Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
4/4/26: St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill
w/ Tightwire:
4/21/26: Salt Lake City, UT – Aces High Saloon
4/22/26: Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
4/23/26: Spokane, WA – Big Dipper
4/24/26: Tacoma, WA – Airport Tavern
4/25/26: Portland, OR – Dante’s
