On October 27th, Orlando five-piece, Magnolia Park, are dropping their new album, Halloween Mixtape II, via Epitaph Records. The band are currently out on a headlining tour (including this year’s When We Were Young fest), and a physical release date is set for Spring 2024. Read more below.

Pre-order/pre-save Halloween Mixtape II here.

 

The follow up to 2022’s debut record Baku’s Revenge and spiritual counterpart to 2021’s Halloween Mixtape, Halloween Mixtape II is the ultimate Magnolia Park record. A conglomeration of all the different musical sides of the band, its influences span the distinct tastes of its melomaniac members.

 

“Vince (keys) comes from a pop-leaning world, Freddie (guitar) comes from a math rock and experimental world, and I’m very hip-hop-oriented,“guitarist Tristan Torres explains. “You can hear that in our sound – all these worlds colliding. We’re not selfish about our sounds, we like it when we all mix together. Josh’s amazing voice is the nail in the coffin, and Joe is such an amazing drummer.”

 

Tapping longtime collaborators and Baku’s Revenge producers Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Wage War) and Andy Karpovck, the band updates their aesthetic with a contemporary fusion of magnetic pop, punk, nu-metal, hip-hop, phonk and 2000s theater-emo. Creating a versatile soundscape to support the many worlds that Magnolia Park’s music lies in, the band’s strengths stem from its individual members who all play a major role in the blend of genres they seamlessly combine.

 

Taking inspiration from a variety of pop culture juggernauts – the legendary virtual rockers Gorillaz, anime, and Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, Halloween Mixtape II further develops the narratives built around Magnolia Park’s fictional universe and its characters: Baku, Heart Eater, SoulEater, Dream Eater, MoonEater, Pumpkin Eater, and the Reaper.

 

“We just want to create soundtracks for our characters.” comments Torres.

 

With its arrival a few days before Halloween, the band is celebrating everything spooky and reflecting that vibe in their music. Experimenting with the aggressive stylings of nu-metal and hard-rock, they breathe new life into their signature sound that leans into pop melodies and 2000’s theater emo. They even share helpful Halloween tips in between tracks.

 

Halloween Mixtape II tracklisting:

01 The End: Emo Nite Rhapsody

02 Antidote

03 Breathing feat. nothing,nowhere.

04 Do or Die feat. Ethan Ross

05 Dreams feat. Jake Hill & Vyper

06 Halloween Tip 1

07 Haunted House

08 Candles

09 Dead on Arrival

10 Halloween Tip 2

11 Animal feat. Ethan Ross & PLVTINUM

12 Loved by you

13 Halloween Tip 3

14 Life In The USA feat. TX2

15 Manic

16 Halloween Tip 4

17 Fell in Love on Halloween

 

Magnolia Park headlining dates:

Tickets are on sale here.

 

10/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom

10/13 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA

10/14 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone

10/16 – Seattle, WA @ El Corazon

10/17 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater

10/19 – Roseville, CA @ Goldfields Trading Post

10/20 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction

10/21 – 10/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ When We Were Young 2023* MP only

10/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

10/25 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater

10/27 – Des Moines, IA @ Woolys

10/28 – Sauget, IL @ Pops

10/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts