“During the pandemic, everything was up in the air.”

Sick Puppies’ bassist and founding member, Emma Anzai, not too long ago joined Loudwire Nights (Oct. 8) and opened up about the band’s new album, Wave the Bull — their first since 2016’s Fury.

“We’ve never experienced something like this before,” she recalled about the pandemic and the way it fully modified their schedules and plans. “We don’t know what this means for live music — or music and bands in general…a lot of bands didn’t survive it, so we were kind of worried, too.”

Anzai stated Sick Puppies had new music that they had been able to launch, however they weren’t certain if or when which may really occur.

“It just seemed so far away,” she stated.

“To finally be here and do it the way we wanted to, it does feel like a new start. It feels good just because it’s been so long, you know?”

Wave the Bull, Sick Puppies’ sixth studio album, will land in March 2025, almost a decade after Fury got here out. The album title is a nod to the difficulties and adversities the band has confronted over the years — one thing most followers will have the ability to join with, too.

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“You don’t want bad things to happen or you don’t want to go through that stuff, no one does,” Anzai advised host Chuck Armstrong.

“[But] no one’s immune to that, so it’s kind of like the way to approach it is to wave the bull and be like, ‘Alright. Bring it on, because it’s going to happen anyway so let’s just try and do it fearlessly.”

What Else Did Sick Puppies’ Emma Anzai Discuss on Loudwire Nights?

• Why followers can anticipate loads of completely different sounds and types on Wave the Bull
• Why she finds herself being nostalgic on the subject of Sick Puppies’ profession
• How lengthy the band has been engaged on a few of the songs on the new album

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Emma Anzai joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday, Oct. 8; the present replays on-line right here, and you’ll tune in reside each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you may also see if the present is accessible in your native radio station and hearken to interviews on-demand.