Boca Raton rockers Northbound, featuring Jonothan Fraser, will be releasing a reworked version of their 2014 album Death of a Slug via Animal Style Records. Stream their back catalog below.

Fraser, also known as Northbound, comes from a different world than most of his pop-punk peers. After years of DIY touring in the punk and hardcore scenes, Fraser has a very hands-on approach to everything he does, and this has allowed him to be impressively prolific since he began releasing music under the Northbound moniker in 2012. Though it started out as an acoustic solo project, Northbound quickly evolved to its current hybrid state between acoustic and full band. This allows Fraser the flexibility to tour even if touring bandmates Cody Badgley and Kevin Lopez are unable to join him.

Northbound’s flexibility is not limited to the live show, however. The project is currently gearing up to re-release a heavily reworked version of 2014’s Death Of A Slug. The original version of the record was ten songs in length, five of which were acoustic. For this updated version, Northbound replaced all of the acoustic tracks with full-band versions and added two brand new songs. Far from a phoned-in re-release, Fraser has truly turned Death Of A Slug into a proper full-length – and it feels like the way it was always meant to be.

The band has booked an upcoming tour with The Flats.

Northbound Spring Tour with The Flats
Apr 24: Masquerade – Hell – Atlanta, GA
Apr 25: Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
Apr 27: Shakas Live – Virginia Beach, VA
Apr 28: The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA
Apr 29: Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY
Apr 30: Cusine En Locale – Boston, MA
May 01: Studio at Webster Hall – New York, NY
May 02: TBA – Freehold, NJ
May 03: The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
May 04: Mahalls Baement – Cleveland, OH
May 05: The Pike Room – Pontiac, MI
May 06: Frankies – Toledo, OH
May 07: Donatos Basement – Columbus, OH