New Haven, CT-based rock and roll band The Problem With Kids Today have shared their latest single “Leather Jacket Blues” and its accompanying music video. The song is the second single be released from the band’s debut album Born To Rock out Feburary 9, 2024.

“Leather Jacket Blues” is a toe-tapping, pulse-pounding, tongue-in-cheek classic punk song. It exists somewhere between parody and pastiche, having a go at those that take themselves too seriously, the ones that with a straight face say “you can’t be a punk if you don’t have a felony“. At the same time it embraces that punk ethos that we all love, one of directness, honesty, and fun. Clocking in at a brisk 1:24, The Kids slam through the song at a frenetic pace, leaving no room for frills – or survivors. It was written in an afternoon following a short weekend tour. The band had noticed how much crowds responded to harder and faster songs. The Problem With Kids Today’s Tate Brooks says “We wanted to dance and shout and bang into each other, so we wrote a song that does exactly that.”
The Problem With Kids Today are a hot new trio of rock and roll delinquents. The band formed in 2020 and is comprised of frontman “The Great” Tate Brooks leading the charge on vocals and guitar, his childhood best friend Silas “The Slayer” Lourenco Lang on 4 string buttery bass guitar and vocals and the glue that keeps them together “Rock N Roll” Reena Yu holding it down on the skins and backing vocals.

Revisiting the sounds and themes of the 70s while creating their own original version, TPWKT are a unique blend of all things they love; punk, power pop, eclectic numbers, and good time R&R.

The Problem With Kids Today Tour Dates:

11.22 – Wallingford, CT @ Cherry Street Station
11.25 – New Haven, CT @ Ward 9
12.09 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe 9
12.15 – Northampton, MA @ JJ’s Tavern
02.09 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe 9 (Record Release Show)
02.17 – New Haven, CT @ Three Sheets
03.20 – New York, NY @ Arlene’s Grocery
03.21 – Kearny, NJ @ Jimmy’s Lounge

Stream “Leather Jacket Blues” HERE.