Brooklyn’s Tired Radio returns with Hope In The Haze, their most mature and emotionally gripping release to date, out now via Red Scare Industries. This full-length LP leans hard into the band’s signature blend of emo-tinged punk rock, delivering a storm of heartfelt storytelling wrapped in raw guitars, pulsing rhythms, and bruised-yet-hopeful vocals.
From the opening notes, Hope In The Haze drips with sincerity. It’s the sound of a band that’s been through the wringer but hasn’t given up on connection, melody, or catharsis. The production feels punchy but never over-polished, every chord hits like a gut-punch, and every lyric sounds like a confession scribbled in the margins of a notebook.
Highlights like “Your Great Escape” “On & On” and “ Mountains // Molehills” showcase Tired Radio’s knack for building soaring choruses around deeply personal themes. There’s a tension throughout the album between falling apart and fighting to stay together, whether in relationships, friendships, or simply one’s own head.
This is punk rock for grown-ups who still feel too much. For fans of The Menzingers, Jawbreaker, Iron Chic, and anything Red Scare touches, Hope In The Haze is both a comfort and a call to action.
Tired Radio doesn’t try to reinvent the genre, they just remind you why it mattered in the first place.
