God Save the Teen explained

God Save the Teen
Type:studio
Artist:Mod Sun
Cover:God Save the Teen.jpg
Released:February 3, 2023
Studio:Foxy Studios, Los Angeles, U.S.
Genre:Pop-punk
Length:36:09
Label:Big Noise
Producer:John Feldmann
Prev Title:Internet Killed the Rockstar
Prev Year:2021

God Save the Teen is the fifth studio album by American musician Mod Sun, released on February 3, 2023, by Big Noise Music Group. The album is produced by John Feldmann and marks the second pop-punk album by Mod Sun, following 2021's Internet Killed the Rockstar. It features Avril Lavigne and Royal & the Serpent.

Release

God Save the Teen was first announced in November 2022 on Mod Sun's social media accounts. The announcement came with a short teaser which played a snippet from "Wolves".[1]

In the twelve days leading up to the album's release on February 3, Sun would release a short video each day with a snippet of one of the album's twelve tracks.

God Save the Teen contains no commercial or promotional singles. In the time between Mod Sun's fourth and fifth albums, he released five stand-alone singles, "Down" (featuring Travis Barker), "Rich Kids Ruin Everything", "Perfectly Imperfect", "Battle Scars",[2] and "Sexoxo" (featuring Charlotte Sands). While these songs were heavily speculated to be a part of the upcoming album, this rumor turned out to be untrue. According to Mod Sun, the album was originally set to include singles, though he felt they didn't contribute to the album's theme and wrote new songs to replace them.[3] [4] [5]

The album spawned a tour that lasted from February 19 to April 2, 2023, and ended in Los Angeles.[6]

Themes

Much of God Save the Teen's lyrical content revolves around Mod Sun's personal relationships, including that of his then-fiancé, Avril Lavigne. Soon after the album was released, the couple broke up,[7] [8] [9] causing him to dedicate "Avril's Song" to whichever city he was playing while on tour instead of to his ex-girlfriend.[10] [11]

The album includes a cover of "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls. Mod Sun credits the song with being the "song that saved him". Following the album's release, the Goo Goo Dolls applauded his version of the song by shouting it out on the band's official Facebook and Twitter pages.[12]

Track listing

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogers . Jack . 2022-11-10 . MOD SUN Announces New Album 'GOD SAVE THE TEEN' . 2023-04-05 . Rock Sound . en-GB.
  2. Web site: August 19, 2022 . Mod Sun Holds Himself Accountable on "Battle Scars" . Paper Magazine.
  3. Paul . Larisha . 2023-02-02 . How Mod Sun Went From Tortured Artist to a 'Messenger for the Other Side of Life' . 2023-04-04 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  4. Web site: Murray . Madison . 2023-01-23 . Here's Everything We Know About MOD SUN's God Save The Teen . 2023-04-04 . The Honey POP . en-us.
  5. Web site: 2023-02-04 . MOD SUN Shares Uncompromising New Album 'God Save The Teen' ft. Avril Lavigne and Royal & the Serpent . 2023-04-04 . R o c k 'N' L o a d . en-GB.
  6. Web site: 2022-11-17 . MOD SUN announces 2023 'God Save The Teen' tour dates . 2023-04-05 . Audacy . en.
  7. Web site: Mod Sun Says He'll 'Listen' to His Heart 'Even When It Feels Broken' After Avril Lavigne Split . 2024-01-19 . Peoplemag . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-02-28 . Mod Sun Breaks Silence on Avril Lavigne Breakup . 2024-01-19 . E! Online.
  9. Web site: Mod Sun Devastated Over Split from Avril Lavigne, Blindsided by Tyga Romance . 2024-01-19 . TMZ . en.
  10. Web site: Mod Sun has changed the name of a song he wrote in Avril Lavigne's honour after their split . 2023-04-04 . uk.movies.yahoo.com . April 4, 2023 . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Mod Sun changes title of Avril Lavigne song after split . 2023-04-04 . SFWeekly . en.
  12. Web site: Thank you Mod Sun for your great version of "Iris" !!!! By Goo Goo Dolls Facebook . 2023-04-04 . Facebook . en.