Fat Wreck Chords shared news of a surprise EP from MakeWar today -- available now on streaming platforms.
Titled Stay, the EP features four songs from the recording session of Get It Together: There are two songs from their 2020 release, plus two previously unreleased cuts. It will also be released on vinyl.
Speaking of one of the new songs, "Stay," vocalist/guitarist Jose Prieto explains:
Stay is a song about my dog Bruno. Bruno was the best dog. Well…he was the worst puppy and then he became the best dog. I had bruno from when he was born until he was 3 years old. I took Bruno to my parent's house in Venezuela when I moved from Florida to New York. I can't have a dog in New York city, I thought. Well, it turns out I could have brought Bruno to New York with me but when I went to get him my parents wouldn’t let him go. They had fallen in love with Bruno and said I couldn't take him away from them. Bruno and I started growing apart. We used to facetime every now and then. When I visited my parents Bruno was there but everytime I left I felt that he was disappointed that I didn't take him with me. Bruno passed about 3 years ago from stomach cancer. We had one last facetime session right before he died and Stay is about that conversation that day. We talked about playing catch one last time and how much I wanted to show him New York.
Also the song has my friend Vinnie Caruana (I am the avalanche / Movielife) singing all the “dog” parts ❤️
The band will be playing at The Fest 19 later this month.
MakeWar tour dates:
29 Oct 2021 in Gainesville, FL, US @ FEST 2021
11 Nov 2021 in Buffalo, NY, US @ Rec Room
12 Nov 2021 in Lancaster, PA, US @ Tellus360
13 Nov 2021 in Woodstock, NY, US @ Colony
14 Nov 2021 in Worcester, MA, US @ Palladium
STAY track listing
1. Stay
2. I’m Sure My Little Brother Never Listened to Lagwagon
3. American Futbol
4. My Bones
