Rock icons The Used have announced a deluxe b-side album MEDZ, set for release on June 21st via Big Noise. Including previously released singles “People Are Vomit” and “Fuck You”, MEDZ offers eight new, never-before-heard singles from The Used from the Toxic Positivity writing sessions with John Feldmann in 2022 and 2023.
Alongside the announcement, The Used have released the title track of the upcoming album, “MEDZ”. The track, with its bouncing, catchy rhythm paired with existential lyrics sung in frontman robbietheused’s unique and enticing voice, is quintessential The Used.
Vocalist robbietheused shared a quote from C.S. Lewis to give a deeper meaning to the collection of b-sides, “Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say ‘My heart is broken.’”
MEDZ Tracklist:
1. MEDZ
2. Fuck You
3. People Are Vomit
4. Sisyphus
5. Depression Personified
6. Terrified
7. Before I Leave
8. Take Yourself Out
9. Tell Me
10. Pain is My Therapy
The Used Summer Tour Dates
June 20 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino – Northern Indiana
June 21 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
June 23 – Franklin, WI – Phase Fest*
June 25 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis
June 26 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live @ 20 Monroe
June 28 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
June 29 – Cleveland, OH – The Masonic Temple
June 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
July 2 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theatre
July 3 – Portland, ME – State Theatre Portland
July 5 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS^
July 6 – St. Catharines, ON – Born and Raised Fest#
July 9 – Baltimore, MD – Power Plant Live
July 10 – Hampton, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
July 12 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
July 13 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
* Festival appearance w/ The Used and Story Of The Year
# Festival appearance w/ The Used
^ The Used and Amira Elfeky only