Holy moly, Teens in Trouble is finally back at Kings, and we’re stoked about it. Teens in Trouble and Bat Boy are kicking off their East Coast tour in Raleigh with local hoot-ers and holler-ers Long Relief at this banger of a rock show. Don’t skip it.
TEENS IN TROUBLE
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“Does it make you want to rock out? Does it make you want to cry?”
If the answer is both at once, you’re probably listening to Teens in Trouble. Specializing in catchy hooks, heavy guitars, and disarmingly direct lyricism, the bright-blazing creative project of Lizzie Killian makes anthemic, emotionally driven indie-rock that merges the snappy, confessional style of Weezer with the Pixies’ soaring, fuzzed-out melodies. The band’s ever-evolving sound is most informed, though, by Killian’s ability to refract these influences through a prism of memory, melding past and present with sun-dappled clarity and a cathartic vocal power that’s distinctly hers.
A California native who moved to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2019, Killian crafted Teens in Trouble’s self-titled debut EP during the pandemic, on a quiet street in Asheville, where she rekindled her love of songwriting following an extended hiatus. Since its 2022 release, the EP’s singles, “I’m Not Worried” and “Decomposing,” have also been featured in the popular online battle royale game Fortnite.
In 2023, Teens in Trouble teamed up with bluesy alt-country artist Desert Mambas on a split EP released by Kill Rock Stars and Asian Man Records.
Named one of idobi Radio’s “100 Rising Artists You Need To Listen To in 2024,” Teens in Trouble released their debut full-length album What’s Mine last spring via Asian Man Records, which has been covered by Consequence (200 Best Songs of 2023), Paste Magazine (Best New Songs, Albums of the Week), UPROXX (Best New Indie Music From This Week), Stereogum, Alternative Press, BrooklynVegan, and many more.
BAT BOY
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Bat Boy began as a way to maintain a long-distance friendship between Hannah Eagle (Philadelphia, PA) and Jake Guralnik (Richmond, VA), two people who hate talking on the phone.They had developed a great friendship on tour with Spraynard where Jake was playing bass and Hannah slingin’ merch. When the tour was over, instead of going “welp, see ya”, they decided to start a band of their own and keep the good times rolling. With Cory Chubb from Richmond, VA’s Sundials on board to play drums, and many back and forth Iphone recordings later, the rest was history!
LONG RELIEF
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Long Relief is a band from Raleigh, North Carolina that formed in 2022. They have two guitars, one bass, and one drumset, and feature vocals from anywhere between one and three people. Their influences include The Hold Steady, the Sidekicks, the Weakerthans, fear, love, labor, death, mental illness, social ills, and The Bell. Their first EP, ‘No Growth’, will be released digitally in June 2023, and the band is currently writing its first full-length.
