Trans Am (EP) explained

Trans Am
Type:EP
Artist:The Network
Cover:Trans Am (EP).jpg
Released:November 20, 2020
Recorded:2020
Length:10:15
Producer:The Network
Prev Title:Money Money 2020
Prev Year:2003
Next Year:2020

Trans Am is a studio extended play (EP) by American new wave band The Network, a side project of the American punk rock band Green Day, released on 20 November 2020. It was the first release from The Network in seventeen years.

Background

After releasing their debut album Money Money 2020 in 2003, and opening for some dates during a Green Day tour in 2005, the band went on a fifteen year hiatus. Mike Dirnt subsequently confirmed in an interview with Rolling Stone on 1 March 2013 that Green Day were, in fact, behind The Network.[1] On 29 October 2020, the band suddenly became active again, posting to their social media profiles a music video for their song "The Prophecy".

Release and promotion

On 2 November 2020, The Network posted the music video for the song Ivankkka Is A Nazi to their Instagram.[2] [3] This came with rebuttals from the members of Green Day, with them repeatedly stating they were not affiliated with The Network. On 20 November 2020, The Network released the music video for Trans Am onto their official YouTube channel. At the same time, the Trans Am EP was released onto streaming platforms. The release of the EP came with the announcement of their second album, .[4] Music videos for the other songs on the EP, "Flat Earth" and "Fentanyl", were released afterwards.[5]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fricke . David . Q&A: Green Day’s Mike Dirnt on Billie Joe Armstrong’s Recovery . Rolling Stone . 22 April 2024.
  2. thenetwork . CHGGxUnH0Lf . Ivankkka Is A Nazi . 2 November 2020 . 22 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Skinner . Tom . Listen to a new song from Green Day side project The Network . NME . 22 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Listen to ‘Trans Am’, the new EP from Green Day’s ‘secret’ side project The Network. NME.
  5. Web site: Mystery Green Day-Sounding Band The Network Share New Song ‘Trans Am’ + EP. Loudwire.