Punchline has recorded a delightful sonic plea to their fans in the form of “Just Stay Home.”
During this unprecedented time in humanity’s history , where the most we can do is nothing, Punchline have both embraced and technologically defied quarantine to record this new song remotely.
Hello dear friends— This strange window in time gave us a creative window to bring this song to life. Some songs take years to write and some come out in nearly real time. “Just Stay Home" was the latter. STAY HOME PEOPLE! This feels like 9/11 if someone told us that 9/11 was gonna happen, but not for 2 weeks, meaning there’s a chance we could save thousands of lives by not leaving the house.
It’s a lot to process. Mentally, it’s been a tough few weeks. It hasn’t hit as hard here yet in Pittsburgh, but following what’s going on in New York and Italy and in so many cities - it’s crushing. We hope this song gives you the feeling of hope and love. We’re thinking about yinz. 💕
We always talk in our band about how, in times of grief and confusion, we’re thankful to be obsessed with music, which gives us the luxury to open a recording session and get lost in recording a song. It’s wondrous thinking about all the books you’re writing, the meals you’re whippin’ up, the nintendo points you’re scoring, the miles of timelines you’re scrolling lol - it’s ok. We’re all doing it (Is it okay though??)
Thanks for listening. Please enjoy. Written and recorded by Punchline. Mixed by Marc McClusky. Mastered by Dan Coutant. Photo/art by Brendan Walter. PS Would it be cool if we made a music video for this out of footage submitted by all y’all of yinz in your homes? Let’s hear your ideas. <3