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Alternative 12/05/2021

Authority Zero Releasing 8th Studio LP 'Ollie Ollie Oxen Free' On June 18, 2021

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New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Fresh off the release of their latest EP 'The Back Nine,' long-running Mesa, AZ-based melodic punk/rock/reggae band Authority Zero has announced a June 18th release date for their 8th studio album 'Ollie Ollie Oxen Free.'

The 13-track LP was recorded by Cameron Webb (Sum 41, Pennywise, A Day to Remember, Motörhead, Megadeth) and features guest appearances by Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) and Iagri Shuhei (HEY-SMITH).

Pre-save/pre-order the 'Ollie Ollie Oxen Free' LP here: https://ffm.to/ooof.ruv
Stream 'The Back Nine' EP here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/authorityzero/the-back-nine.
EP bundles (including a limited edition golf set complete with custom Authority Zero golf ball and 'The Back Nine' tees) available HERE: https://noshirtnoservice.com/collections/authority-zero-the-back-nine-ep
Stream a lyric video for the track "Fire Off Another" (as heard on SiriusXM's Faction Punk) HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAM59NzgOac
Read SPIN's new interview with Authority Zero [HERE](https://www.spin.com/2021/05/authority-zero-ollie-oxen-free/).

''Ollie Ollie Oxen Free' Track Listing:

1. Ollie Ollie Oxen Free
2. Nowheres Land
3. The Good Fight
4. Fire Off Another
5. Ear To Ear (Featuring Iagri Shuhei of HEY-SMITH)
6. The Back Nine
7. Fully Operational
8. Seas And Serpents
9. A New Day
10. Don't Tear Me Down (Featuring Jim Lindberg of Pennywise)
11. Have You Ever
12. For What It's Worth
13. Bruiser
Produced by Cameron Webb (Sum 41, Pennywise, A Day to Remember, Motörhead, Megadeth).

Authority Zero is:
Jason DeVore (Vocals)
Chris Dalley (Drums)
Mike Spero (Bass)
Eric Walsh (Guitar)

Authority Zero has never been called "negative." Even during a pandemic, they kept their collective chin up, put their heads down and wrote what could be called their career album.

Due in June, Authority Zero's album "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free" takes a line from hide and seek to encourage fans to leave the COVID-19 depression behind and celebrate life. During the pandemic, singer Jason DeVore saw families torn apart by political views and COVID-19. Now that the divide has somewhat subsided, it's time to come out and be yourself again.

"The phrasing in the title track stems from the idea of 'come out, come out, wherever you are,'" says DeVore, who co-writes with bassist Michael Spero.
"It keeps the positive side of 2020 in mind. People have been trapped within themselves, depressed, inside of their houses. We're separated, politically, between the left and right. It's a matter of come out, feel free and feel a sense of no fear in some regard."

The title track rattles those cages with DeVore's encouraging lyrics, the frenetic blur of Christopher Dalley's urgent drumming and Spero's bass, coupled with new guitarist Eric Walsh's muscular licks. Authority Zero brought along a few friends for the ride—Iagri Shuhei from Japan's HEY-SMITH on "Ear to Ear," while Pennywise's Jim Lindberg guests on "Don't Tear Me Down."

For "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free," Authority Zero broke from tradition and returned to producer Cameron Webb (Sum 41, Motörhead, Megadeth). Webb last worked with Authority Zero on 2013's "The Tipping Point."
"Working with a guy like Cameron is great because he's just as invested in the writing process and the music in general as you are, the artist," Spero says. "He was writing in there with us. It felt like having a fifth member for a little while."

That "fifth member" enhanced the music and lyrics of Spero and DeVore, who hunkered down for three months during the pandemic's grip to hash out the songs for "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free." The two were committed to the lyrics, melodies and music — until Webb came along. That's not a bad thing, Spero says.
"We ended up with different lyrical content than we had originally decided," Spero says. "Jason sends a type of message that he's always looking at the positive side of things and challenges his listeners to grow in that way. Cameron was able to go in there and push it further."

Webb brought the best out of Dalley, too, by letting him unleash his inner Keith Moon, who, ironically, is one of his heroes. The song "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free" was written around one of Dalley's drum ideas. Spero was so inspired that he penned the music overnight.

"I had been told by other producers to simply — keep it simple, stupid," says Dalley, whose son is named after Moon. "He told me to play the weirdest stuff I could think of. He told me to go off where necessary. That was something I never experienced as a drummer before."

Formerly of Pour Habit, Walsh is the latest addition to Authority Zero, having come into the band's fold in February 2021. He's never been far, however. Authority Zero took Walsh's first band out on its first national tour. At age 18, he hung out in his van while Authority Zero hit the stage inside of legendary venues like Club Rio in Tempe, Arizona.

DeVore, Spero and Dalley knew Walsh was the one — right then and there — during auditions.

With its updated sound, "Ollie Ollie Oxen Free" fits in with Authority Zero's catalog, DeVore says.
"It's more of the times of 2020," he says. "We really tried to focus more on the positive side of things that came from the pandemic, rather than the negative that came out of it.
"We inflect lyrics and music in an uplifting manner. We wanted to shine a light at the end of the tunnel."

Upcoming shows:
June 10th Rocky Point Mexico
June 18th Marquee in Tempe, AZ

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