We Were the Weirdosis available on Spotify nowand will be on other streaming services on Monday.
These songs will be as brand-new to us as they are to the word, Johnson tells EW.
It was the most time off the band had taken since forming in 2004.
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We thought, Hey, we should run with this and attempt to make some songs with it.
Speaking to EW a few days before the EPs release, Johnson was feeling the time crunch.
It can actually being very beneficial.
Johnson he was initially nervous about switching up the bands sound.
You get a different perspective on songwriting.
I came from playing guitar in punk bands, that was my introduction to music.
Fittingly, the EP cover features one of Johnsons high school yearbook photos.
