PREMIERE: Teddy DuChamp's Army share new single 'The Young Ideas'

Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 07:55

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Today, we are premiering the new single by Teddy Duchamp's Army, "The Young Ideas." The song is the third single from the band's upcoming album, ...The Spirit Never Dies., which arrives via Sweet Cheetah Records, Creep Records, Engineer Records (UK), and Scene Police Records (Germany) on October 9.

"'The Young Ideas' is probably the most familiar sounding song to old school TDA fans, but strangely enough the song was actually written for another band I had played in and we broke up before we ever had a chance to work on it together," says the band's Mike Rock. "It was the first song we finished for the new record. Our singer Andy wrote a couple versions of lyrics for this one, before arriving at the version that made the record. The song is a celebration of youth and wanting the most out of life and not getting caught up in the petty things that divide us as adults." -Mike Rock

Founded in 1998 by guitarist Mike Rock for a one-off New Year’s basement show, Teddy Duchamp’s Army grew from DIY punk roots into a touring force crossing the country sharing stages with bands like Hot Water Music, Strike Anywhere, Dillinger Four, Alkaline Trio, Paint It Black, and others. They signed to Eyeball Records, surviving lineup changes, and brief re-brand as Voice In The Wire, releasing one record Signals in Transmission.

While on tour with punk legends 7 Seconds the band found itself stranded out west with crippling van troubles and another lineup spot to fill. After a few hasty decisions, the band called it quits and played a final sold out show at CBGB’s with friends Kid Dynamite.

The band reunited in Summer 2024 after being asked to open for NYC hardcore heroes Gorilla Biscuits. In the rehearsals leading up to the show, Rock, vocalist Andy Wright and drummer Jeff Kopanic discovered a renewed energy to write and record together for the first time in several years.

Recorded at J. Robbins’ Magpie Cage in Baltimore (January 2026), ...The Spirit Never Dies. finds Rock’s straightforward, hook-driven songwriting tempered by the maturity of experience and lives lived and energized by new collaborators: Robbins himself on bass duties and Mario Quintero (Spotlights, Sisters, Molly McGuire) on second guitar. The result is unmistakably Teddy DuChamp's Army: punchy melodies and sing along hooks with fresh textures and sharpened perspective.