This past January, we reported that the next Social Distortion album was already on the way and then last July frontman Mike Ness told Frank Turner that his goal was to make another album in at least two years. Mike was recently interviewed at his home in Los Angeles, where he explains why he’s already working on another Social D album, despite the fact that their last one came out 7 months ago. Here’s what he had to say:
“I don’t want too many years to go by before the next Social D record. I’m really trying to be a little bit more disciplined. That’s really what it comes down to. It’s not like it takes me eight years to write a record. Once I get out of that mode, I’m out of that mode completely. Then of course, it’s hard to get back and write a record. This time, when this record was finished, the creative process didn’t end just because the record was done.”
Speaking of a new album, there have been reports that gutarist Jonny “2 Bags” Wickersham has been working on a solo album, but we still haven’t heard a release date. We’ll let you know as soon as we hear some details.
“Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes,” Social Distortion’s first album since 2004, was released in January on Epitaph Records. The band is heading back to the road again this fall.
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