Menno Versteeg, (Hollerado, Anyway Gang, is announcing his debut album, Why We Run. Why We Run marks the first album under his own name and today he’s sharing the lead single and title track, “Why We Run,” along with “Video Store” and “Don’t Look Away.” Why We Run drops on December 13th via Royal Mountain Records (Gustaf, Ducks Ltd.)

“Why We Run” sees Versteeg tackling political ineptitude and the feeling of being on a runaway train manned by bozos. On the track, he explains “I was working on a soundtrack for a kids movie with my long time friend and Hollerado collaborator Nixon Boyd and we needed a song for a scene where some bullies were chasing a kid down the hall of a school. The lyrics evolved into being about way scarier stuff like the adults who are bullies professionally. Of course the movie people didn’t wanna use it. I mean WE ARE leaving the kids a pretty gnarly set of circumstances, but hey, maybe it’s funnier if we try to make it a surprise?”.

Menno Versteeg
Why We Run
Tracklist
Royal Mountain Records

1. Videostore
2. Don’t Look Away
3. Why We Run
4. I Got A Dog
5. Bad Dog
6. Fish Out Of Water Feat. Doug Paisley
7. Shit Eatin’ Grin
8. Funny To Me
9. Change A Tire
10. 12 Songs For The Price of 11!
11. Backwater, NW
12. A Light On In You

Menno Versteeg 2024 Tour Dates

10/03 – The Heatley – Vancouver, BC*
10/05 – Wheelies Motorcycles & Cafe – Victoria, BC*
11/14 – Mills Hardware – Hamilton, ON*
11/15 – Sonic Hall – Guelph, ON* – Tickets
11/16 – Monarch Tavern – Toronto, ON*
11/22 – Algonquin Commons Theatre – Ottawa, ON^
11/23 – London Music Hall – London, ON^
*With Janky Bungag
^With Tokyo Police Club

Pre-order Why We Run HERE