{"product_id":"the-format-boycott-heaven-cream","title":"The Format - Boycott Heaven [Cream]","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty years after Dog Problems, The Format return with Boycott Heaven, pressed here on cream vinyl in a gatefold jacket, and it sounds like Nate Ruess and Sam Means never really left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Arizona duo went on hiatus in 2008, and Ruess found huge success with his next band, fun., before a surprise reunion show in 2020 rekindled the partnership. What began as Ruess sketching a solo record with his old bandmate turned into the third Format album, written in bursts in Santa Barbara and a Phoenix warehouse before landing in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrendan O'Brien produced the record and plays bass on it, with Matt Chamberlain behind the kit, and the pair give these songs a muscular, live-in-the-room punch. The lyrics turn over faith, parenthood and long-haul relationships with the same wit and theatrical flair that made the band a cult favourite. Singles \"Holy Roller\", \"Shot in the Dark\" and the title track show the range, while \"Right Where I Belong\" lands somewhere warmer and more settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuess's voice remains a marvel, elastic and unashamedly dramatic, and Means' melodic instincts keep the hooks coming without tipping into excess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who wore out Interventions + Lullabies, this is a reunion well worth celebrating, and the cream gatefold makes a handsome companion on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67763410534690,"sku":"198704713064","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/The_Format-Boycott_Heaven_Cream.jpg?v=1794324534","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/the-format-boycott-heaven-cream","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}