Pool Kids have returned with the announcement of their new album Easier Said Than Done, out on August 15th via their new label Epitaph Records (The Linda Lindas). Today, The band share the album’s title track. In the song, frontperson Christine Goodwyne screams through her inability to let go of her preoccupations. “OCD can just rob your life of joy,” she says. “Things can be going so well, and then it just sucks any enjoyment out of it.”
For the recording sessions, Pool Kids returned to Seattle to work with Mike Vernon Davis (Foxing, Great Grandpa), who produced their self-titled. The band funded the studio sessions with money they’d saved from years of steady touring, eager to explore the freedom that comes with making a record independently. They spent five weeks together in the summer of 2024, staying with friends, at motels, and in the studio itself to save money. They recorded late into the night, driving to the edge of the city to shower at a Planet Fitness once they’d wrapped for the day.
Working from the trust they’d built during their earlier studio sessions, the band focused on pushing the record to its fullest emotive potential with Davis encouraging them to experiment with new recording strategies. Songs evolved through multiple iterations, assuming different genres as they went, from synth pop to slacker rock and back again, or from gentle acoustic balladry to driving anthemic rock. “We tried out new ideas on the fly, wrote and reworked songs, keys, chord progressions, and runs together,” says Alvarez. “We looked at everything as a collective through an even more powerful microscope than before.” Piece by piece and day by day, the record started to take shape. “We dove into these rabbit holes trying to figure out the right sound for each note,” says Anaya. “It was a deeply exploratory process once we hit record.”
While writing, Goodwyne challenged herself to focus on the present moment and only use lyrics she had recently penned, rather than looking back through old notes for starting points. “There’s a lot of Florida imagery and a lot of really specific glimpses from tour on this album,” she says. “By letting myself get specific, I feel a lot more emotionally connected to the songs. It’s a very personal record for me and for the whole band, too. I was writing about what life has been like for all of us over the last few years. I feel like all of us can relate to a lot of the songs.”
Pool Kids have toured with The Mountain Goats, PUP, Beach Bunny, and La Dispute.
Pool Kids
Easier Said Than Done
Tracklisting
1. Easier Said Than Done
2. Tinted Windows
3. Bad Bruise
4. Leona Street
5. Last Word
6. Sorry Not Sorry
7. Not Too Late
8. Which Is Worse?
9. Dani
10. Perfect View
11. Exit Plan
Pool Kids 2025 Tour Dates
Sept. 19 – Nashville, TN – The Basement
Sept. 20 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
Sept. 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
Sept. 23 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
Sept. 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Ukie Club on Franklin
Sept. 26 – Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom
Sept. 27 – Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz PDB
Sept. 28 – Toronto, ON – The Baby G
Sept. 30 – Hamtramck, MI – Sanctuary Detroit
Oct. 01 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café
Oct. 02 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar
Oct. 03 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
Oct. 04 – St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Oct. 06 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Oct. 08 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Oct. 10 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
Oct. 11 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
Oct. 12 – Portland, OR – Polaris Hall
Oct. 14 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Oct. 16 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
Oct. 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
Oct.18 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit Live
Oct. 20 – Denton, TX – Rubber Gloves
Oct. 21 – Austin, TX – 29th Street Ballroom
Oct. 23 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (purgatory)
Oct. 25 – Gainesville, FL – FEST 25 *
Nov. 6 – Miami, FL – Gramps *
Nov. 8 – Nov. 13 – Coheed and Cambria’s S.S. Neverender
Pool Kids On Tour
w/ Truth Club & Pony
*Pool Kids only
Pre-order Easier Said Than Done HERE
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