Taking Meds recently announced their new full-length, Dial M For Meds, due out September 1st via Smartpunk Records, and today they’re back with another new single, “Life Support.”

Produced/recorded by Kurt Ballou at God City Studios (The Armed, Joyce Manor, NAILS) the album finds Taking Meds at their very best, leaning into college rock catchiness while maintaining the energy and bite of their post-hardcore roots. “Life Support” follows “Outside” and “Memory Lane”, and perfectly captures Taking Meds’ knack for blending satisfying alt rock hooks with vocalist Skylar Sarkis’ sardonic lyricism.

Sarkis says of the track “This is the dumbest song I’ve ever written. I’m glad we’re releasing it early because everyone is delirious from the heat this summer. It’s perfect for that. Roll your windows down and pretend it’s about being in love or something. It’s a happy-feeling song that’s really about being overwhelmed. I always welcome an opportunity to escape reality by getting absorbed in music. It doesn’t always work, but when it does, it feels like one of the more guilt-free and even rewarding ways to numb out. It seemed intuitive to put that idea into this kind of carefree, jangly song.”

Upcoming Shows:
08/30 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom *
09/02 Brooklyn, NY @ Meadows *
09/03 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall *
09/05 Ottawa, ON @ New Sodom +
09/06 Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo
09/07 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar ^
09/08 Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s ^
09/09 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen ^
09/10 Detroit, MI @ Lager House ^
09/24 Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest
10/27 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest

* w/ Smoking Popes
^ w/ Born Without Bones
+ w/ Spite House

Pre-order Dial M For Meds HERE