After the recent announcement off their forthcoming album The Curse of Public Opinion, Public Opinion are back with new single, “I Pay Everyone I Still Talk To.” The LP drops on August 7th via SideOneDummy. “I Pay Everyone I Still Talk To” follows previous singles “When Kevin Gets Free” and “Balloon Man Running.” Additionally the band will be playing select dates with Quicksand and Sparta.

The Curse of Public Opinion was recorded with Brett Romnes (Anxious, I Am The Avalanche, Hot Mulligan). Lyrically, vocalist Kevin Hart rejects social media-derived faux therapy sentiments and platitude-drenched motivational speeches; this is properly pissed-at-the-world music for when it’s just time to vent. “A lot of bands make music about feeling bad but they’re so dialed-in. I think our message is a little more messy, but a lot more human,” he explains. “At the end of the day I’m kind of a quiet, angry guy. I don’t explode, I implode. So when it comes to the songs I don’t try to stop all that from coming through.

Public Opinion
The Curse of Public Opinion
tracklist
Side One Dummy

1. Balloon Man Running
2. Flowers By Irene
3. I Pay Everyone I Still Talk To
4. Lucky Me
5. Closed Captioning
6. When Kevin Gets Free
7. Enhancement Talent
8. Epitaph
9. Modern Convenience (ft. Vinnie Caruana)
10. The Curse of Public Opinion

Public Opinion 2026 Tour Dates

08/22 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep ^
08/23 Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre ^
09/12 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl *
09/13 Durham, NC @ Stanzyks *
09/14 Washington DC @ Pearl Street *
09/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Wow Cambridge Hall *
09/17 Queens, NY @ TV Eye *
09/18 Medford, MA @ Deep Cuts *
09/19 Portland, ME @ House of Music *
09/20 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
09/22 Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar *
09/23 Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket *
09/24 Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s *
09/26 Hamtramck, MI @ Smalls *
09/27 Newport, KY @ Southgate Revival Sanctuary *

^ w/ Quicksand, Bane, Soul Blind
* w/ Sparta

pre-order The Curse of Public Opinion by Public Opinion HERE