Singer-songwriter Joey Cape, frontman of iconic punk band Lagwagon, are excited to release “Saturday Night Fever,” the second single to be lifted from the Friday, August 13 release of his brand new solo LP, A Good Year To Forget.
A forlorn-yet-somehow-uplifting track, “Saturday Night Fever” is yet another reflective song on an album that was written during a year that saw Cape lose his father, separate from his wife of 20 years, contract COVID, and move back in with his parents as a result of a livelihood lost. A Good Year To Forget is a warm and beautiful record that encapsulates all the trials and tribulations over those challenging 12 months.
“I almost made a solo record alone,” he laughs. “But that great fun you have in collaborating with other people in the studio is just priceless. There’s always something positive you can find–something of redeeming value in an experience where there’s a struggle of suffering. I played everything because I reached a point where I realised that’s something I’d have to hold onto if it was going to be the record I wanted and set out to make. It forced things to be very basic, but I’m okay with that.”