Of Mice & Men Kick Off New Era With Brand New Single “Obsolete,” Signs With Sharptone Records

Of Mice & Men has returned with a brand new single “Obsolete” and signs with SharpTone Records.

The band shared the track accompanied by a fully animated music video that is inspired by the cover artwork that was drawn by iconic artist, Derek Hess.

“There’s an old idiom about what you’re supposed to do when life gives you lemons,” explains singer Aaron Pauley about the EP. “Sadly, to disappoint, this wasn’t exactly that. We started writing this EP shortly before the initial lockdowns in spring of 2020, before we knew that our world was about to become a radically different place. A lot of these songs were born from a place of wondering how we’d fit into 2020 and beyond, both as adults in our 30s as well as a band that’s a decade into our existence.”

Regarding “Obsolete,” he says, “It’s a song about questioning how future-proof one is in the grand scheme of things, and acknowledging that maybe we aren’t at all. I think we all wonder, to a certain extent, whether or not we’ll fit into the future, or how we would, or what that would look like. Obsolescence is very prevalent in our lives. We see how quickly old phones become virtually useless, how quickly fads and trends come and go. It’s all too easy to ponder about when you’ll become a covered wagon, or a flip phone, or Myspace.”

Signing with SharpTone was the next logical step for the band, as well. “It’s pretty exciting to be working with a new label,” Pauley shares. “We still have a great relationship with our previous label — it was just time to shake things up, and after conversations and meetings with various labels, we felt that our vision for the future of OM&M matched most closely with SharpTone’s. Working with Shawn and the team has been incredibly rewarding, and we’re all super excited with what’s to come!”

Hear the new song below.

“Obsolete” is set to appear on the band’s upcoming new EP, Timeless, out on February 26 via SharpTone Records.