Billie has written 6 new songs, will be working with Butch

[michael1989]

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Amid the cancelled/postponed tours and lack of band activity due to the coronavirus pandemic, Green Day have still been able to keep busy while self-quarantining at home – from frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s participation in the fundraising iHeartRadio Living Room Concert For America, to the release of the band’s new Otis Big Guitar Mix EP last Friday.

Unsurprisingly, this extra free time has also afforded Billie Joe the chance to write new music – something he’s doing constantly anyway. And, as he exclusively tells Kerrang!, there is now plenty of fresh Green Day material to be recorded with his bandmates Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool once we’re all allowed out into the world again.

"I’ve been writing a lot of music, and I had all these melodies in my head, so I wrote, like, six songs since all of this has been going on,” he says. “I don’t know when I can get together with Mike and Tré, but I told them to make sure that they’re quarantined for now, and then I hope down the road we can get back in the studio with [Father Of All… producer] Butch Walker.”

When asked what else he’s been up to, Billie Joe continues: “I’ve just been indoors like everyone else on the planet right now, waiting around to see what happens next! I’ve been going through The Office a lot, going through all of my punk and rock’n’roll documentaries, trying to read a little bit here and there, and hanging out with my dogs. [My wife] Adrienne and I have just been stuck in the house the whole time.

“I feel pretty lost in all of this,” he adds. “I think a lot of people are trying to do the right thing and be with their families and friends as much as they can. It’s been hard, because I wasn’t able to see [my two sons] Joey or Jakob at first as they were touring Europe. We had to keep a distance, and it’s just been me and Adrienne. When you have that separation, you realise that we take for granted some of the things that matter most to us.”

While we obviously don’t yet know what Billie Joe’s new material will sound like, you’d have to imagine he’ll be taking a similar approach to Green Day’s latest 4K-rated album Father Of All…, which was created with the mindset of making mischief and wanting to “fuck with people”.

“Do you want to go back and do the same old thing?” Tré told Kerrang! last year. “We don’t want to do what everyone would expect us to do, so it was just kinda mischief and making it fun. That was the bottom line of it.”

“There’s a very fine line threading the needle for us, because we do want to try new things, but we always want to make sure it’s absolute Green Day, you know?” added Billie Joe. “It’s a very fine line – clever and stupid (laughs). But Green Day’s credo is mischief, no matter what. We’re always down for mischief and we want to fuck with people… to the point of it being abusive!”

https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/billie-joe-armstrong-has-written-six-new-green-day-songs-while-in-quarantine/ 

[Beerjeezus]

So I guess he's not over the FOAM sound...

[¡Nunes!]

6 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

So I guess he's not over the FOAM sound...

Kerrang guessed that, based on another interview. I believe the reason he mentioned Butch doesn't necessarily means he wants to try the same kind of sound, maybe he liked his approach on studio.

[Squashie]

I would say they liked Walkers approach. All of the guys spoke about how his studio felt like Otis and that he was like a brother from the moment they met. I think of it like their work with Cavallo. They just gelled. 

[Beerjeezus]

11 minutes ago, ¡Nunes! said:

Kerrang guessed that, based on another interview. I believe the reason he mentioned Butch doesn't necessarily means he wants to try the same kind of sound, maybe he liked his approach on studio.

I'd say that Butch did a fantastic job at capturing the band sounding live and at the same time the album has lots of amazing moments that add nuance to Green Day's music. So, I wouldn't really mind FOAM 2, but I'd be a lot more curious what Walker could do with a more ambitious project. 

[Jankowski576]

I think it was without question the worst sounding Green Day album in terms of the actual like guitar drum bass vocal tones. They seemed to compromise what they’re known for which is FANTASTIC sound for bells and whistles

[pacejunkie punk]

So they had seven extra songs from FOAM, Billie told Zane he had another three he wrote since September, and now he has another six from just the past month. 16 Green Day songs we have yet to hear!  I want another album pronto 🙏

[DookieLukie]

Walker did a good job. I'd like to hear them go either stripped down or "big" again for their next album.

[BillieJoe’sEyelids]

With the not great reception that FOAM got and the also not great sales, I’ll be very surprised if this is FOAM 2. This sound was Billie’s idea, not Butch’s. His new songs might be very different. 

[That Dude]

1.  Bratwurt

2. Attack of the 50 foot Woman

3. Attack of the 10 foot Idiot

4. Statues of Grace

5.  Forever Forever 

6. Forever Future

 

7. Stay Clean Scrub Brain Bite Traffic

8. Whirl!

9. Oh oh oh 

10. Eligible for Double Time

11.  Fugitive of Rage

12. Beast Cry

13. Loving Rage Bird

14. Birdie Poo

15. 1-800-Fly Into the Sun

16. Joe

17. Clink City

18. Rat Mask

19. Roto 

20.  Cover me in your tears

[Beerjeezus]

1 hour ago, BillieJoe’sEyelids said:

With the not great reception that FOAM got and the also not great sales, I’ll be very surprised if this is FOAM 2. This sound was Billie’s idea, not Butch’s. His new songs might be very different. 

That's possible, but it depends on whether or not Billie cares about it. Trilogy not being a success didn't stop him from creating Longshot and FOAM so it's possible that at this point his only ambition is to do what's fun for him.

[Joe.]

Saw butch and got an erection but then read Walker instead of Vig

[DookieLukie]

11 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

That's possible, but it depends on whether or not Billie cares about it. Trilogy not being a success didn't stop him from creating Longshot and FOAM so it's possible that at this point his only ambition is to do what's fun for him.

Longshot sound was different from the Trilogy sound. Longshot was also very well received.

[Beerjeezus]

19 minutes ago, DookieLukie said:

Longshot sound was different from the Trilogy sound. Longshot was also very well received.

I wouldn't say it was all that different. It's not the same sound, but it's still the GD album it's closest to

[greendepent]

I'm happy that BJ wants to work with Baker again. I wonder how this will turn. If this is another wonderful sonic experience, please do it

 

[Redundantuserjinxboy]

38 minutes ago, Joe. said:

Saw butch and got an erection but then read Walker instead of Vig

I have whatever the opposite of a boner is hearing Walker will return.

FOAM is well produced but I dont like the direction he pushes bands while in the studio. FOAM is decent, but they can do so much better

[dudley dawson]

Butch is a versatile producer.  There is a very good chance the next album, even with Butch producing, will sound nothing like FOAM.

[Joe.]

2 hours ago, Redundantuserjinxboy said:

I have whatever the opposite of a boner is hearing Walker will return.

FOAM is well produced but I dont like the direction he pushes bands while in the studio. FOAM is decent, but they can do so much better

Exactly

[Lenny]

8 hours ago, DadBod said:

I would say they liked Walkers approach. All of the guys spoke about how his studio felt like Otis and that he was like a brother from the moment they met. I think of it like their work with Cavallo. They just gelled. 

Cavallo played a different role though. Butch is more of a peer.

Cavallo taught them stuff and served more as a mentor and adviser to the band. 

 

[MaxGD]

9 hours ago, michael1989 said:

https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/billie-joe-armstrong-has-written-six-new-green-day-songs-while-in-quarantine/ 

I’m totally cool with butch producing, I just hope Billie doesn’t want the same kinda production foam had. 

[Slave To The Network]

Well this is very exciting news! Here I was looking forward to No Fun Mondays and Jimmy Fallon and get news about 6 new GD songs as a bonus. Score!

[Sanity Loan]

18 hours ago, That Dude said:

1.  Bratwurt

2. Attack of the 50 foot Woman

3. Attack of the 10 foot Idiot

4. ...

No. Stop.

[alexander_seiter]

Next album anticipation thread 2.0? 😂😂

[Mato]

Just let Chris Lord Alge mix it and I'll be fine. 

[michael1989]

Is anyone more keen for new music than a tour? Whether that be new GD, Longshot or No Fun Mondays.

Obviously a tour would be great but if the downtime means more new music then I'm all for it.