We've been in the studio making a ton of songs with a new album in mind and are really pumped about how things are turning out. Wanted to drop this leaker track off early while it's still fresh to let people know we're getting back at it. You can download it right now from iTunes (http://smarturl.it/dtr38a) and Bandcamp (http://bit.ly/dtr38a).

Our 500-page photo book Every Single Day is available here: http://bit.ly/dtrbook. Watch this video to preview the book and hear some old stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbISWns5eXI

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DOOMTREE ".38 Airweight"

Mixed & Mastered by Zach Jones.

Lyrics:
Back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Fury back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Fury back & we're better than ever

Fury back and we're better than ever
God damn, I waited too damn long...
Let's go

Verse 1:
Fury back and we're better than ever
God damn, I waited too damn long to rock venom
Twin City kid pressin' the decibels
Chemical burn, gonna turn this motherfucker up
I'ma get it, no time to burn, split it
I've been breathin' a new life that's worth livin'
Givin' everyone goosebumps
Makin' em' do somethin'
Bulletproof, shakin' the room
[Yeah]

Back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Fury back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Fury back & we're better than ever

Fury back and we're better than ever
God damn, I waited too damn long...
Let's go

Verse 2:
I took a minute to wake up & calibrate
Broke down, choked out, & devastated
What's the meaning of this life?
[To levitate]
Only reason for bomb squad's to detonate
Gonna raise up and tide's gonna turn
Built up & my soul started burnin'
Beauty in the struggle, baby
Ain't a damn word for it
Dedicated grit, I'm a dog
I'ma work

Back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Fury back & we're better than ever
Back & we're better than ever
Fury back & we're better than ever

We won't run from anyone, no way

Now let's turn this shit up
[we're back]
Back & we're better than ever
& there's one thing that you don't understand
When we get knocked down
We get the fuck back up

Breakdown/Bridge:
I'ma burn for God's sake & evermore
Time to turn it up, takin' a fuckin' encore
Noone'll tell me to be careful what I wish for
Another backstabber breakin' out your pitchfork
That's what I do, make moves, & tell the truth
Put a middle finger up & tell em' 'fuck you'
Show a little bit of St. Paul / Minneap attitude
Tuned up & frozen, bruisin' & goin'

We won't run from anyone, no way
We won't run from anyone, no way
We won't run from anyone, no way
We won't run from you

Back & we're better than ever
Fury back
Back & we're better than ever
Fury's back right now
Back & we're better than ever
Fury back [fury back]
Fury's back [fury's back]

better than ever.

Free Download here: http://www.growingupsong.com 
http://youtu.be/6mhtJduoCZ0

I wish that I could say that I was in a “better place” when I found out the news.  It would make for a far more polished and respectable story.  But I think back to that night: praying on the floor at 2am as Tricia went to the bathroom to take the pregnancy test I’d just purchased from Walgreens.  I was scared.  Scared to start working on new music.  Scared of trying again and failing.  Scared of the process of staring at myself through a page and seeing someone that I wasn’t proud of.  Someone that I didn’t like.  Someone that wasn’t ready to be a dad.

I’ve always had some make-believe image in my head of who I would be as a father.  I held on to clear expectations of where I wanted be in my career, my age, my level of self-care, and my maturity.  I basically assumed that I'd have it all together.  But in actuality the hypothetical “dad" version of me looked completely different than the man whose heart was beating out of his chest on the carpet, praying to a god or spirit I hadn’t talked to in months.  When Tricia walked out of the bathroom, I knew. And I knew I had to change.

5 months later we were recording in a remote cabin away from the density that is Seattle.  I was finally having fun in the studio for the first time in years.  Songs were getting made, finally. I was going back to the city once a week to attend a birthing class with Tricia.  When I got back to the cabin the next day, Ryan had made a new beat that would eventually become the song you’re listening to.  Half of it is advice about growing up.  The other half is trying to figure out how to grow up myself.

When you try to escape yourself, life has an interesting way of creating situations that force you to come back.  To look at who you are.  This is why “Growing up” felt like the right song to re-emerge with.  It’s where I’ve been the last year, through all the ups and downs.   We didn’t want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this.  We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning.  Thank you for your patience. Hope you enjoy.

And if you’re wondering…

Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born 2 months ago on May 29th.  There is nothing like the joy and happiness that comes from bringing a baby into this universe.  She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible.  She is the love of my life.  This song is for her. 

-Ben

Credits

Performed by Macklemore
Produced by Ryan Lewis
Featuring Ed Sheeran

Written by: B. Haggerty; R. Lewis; E. Sheeran; J. Karp; O. Arunga; J. Rawlings

Bass by Joshua "Budo" Karp
Piano by Joshua Rawlings and Joshua "Budo" Karp
Guitar by Ryan Lewis and Joshua "Budo" Karp
Trumpet by Owuor Arunga
Trombone by Greg Kramer
Vibraphone by Susan Pascal
Group Vocals by Deshe' Brooks, Tanisha Brooks, Sherri Charleston, Josephine Howell, Dana Jackson, Karma Johnson, Russell Leonce, Shaunyce Omar, Sally Reavis, Austin Rickel, Francisca Shaw, Maelu Strange and Liah Walker

Mixed by Jon Castelli
Mastered by Dale Becker
Engineered by Stephen Hogan
Assistant Engineered by Dave West (London Bridge Studios) and Scott Cedarholm (Avast Studios) 
Engineer for mix Ryan Nasci

Macklemore Publishing (BMI)
Ryan Lewis Publishing (BMI)
Gutterfunk (ASCAP)
Arunga Music (BMI)
Joshua Rawlings (ASCAP)

Ed Sheeran Limited and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK)
Ed Sheeran appears courtesy of Asylum Records UK Ltd

© 2015 Macklemore, LLC. All rights reserved.

FREE DOWNLOAD 

Growing Up (Sloane's Song) Feat. Ed Sheeran

108- P.O.S (Doomtree).  Yoni and Stef (P.O.S) meet up in Yoni's rental car outside of the legendary club, First Avenue in Minneapolis.  They discuss Stef's upbringing, early influences, his high school punk bands, having a teenage son, his career arc, getting a kidney transplant and the trials surrounding it. 

108- P.O.S (Doomtree)

Our pop goes punk-style cover of Halsey's amazing song, "New Americana".

New Americana [HALSEY COVER]

"Wave" ft. Moncelas Boston and Sophia Eris out now on Doomtree Records.

Produced by BJ Burton
Mastered by Huntley Miller at HM Mastering



P.O.S "Wave" (ft Moncelas Boston and Sophia Eris)

Beats, voices, & loud noises – a fitting description for the Minneapolis hiphop/rock/electronic duo known as the|fire&fury.
 
Fronted by lead vocalist/rapper, Ricky Mickschl, the band has created a form of motivational & politically-centered music that transcends the sound of typical rap/rock. Heavily influenced by their roots in punk music, as well as a lifelong love for hip-hop, the band strives to fuse raw, distorted guitars & synths alongside a hybrid of powerful vocal choruses and blazing rap verses. Finding a way to join these elements has not been a simple task.
 
“It’s definitely been a challenge. We’ve spent the last year attempting to create something that sounds a little bit ‘different’ from what we’ve grown up listening to. It’s got a little bit of everything,” Mickschl said, “and it’s been an absolute grind that is beginning to come to life. Our hearts have been the only things driving this project to come alive.”
 
Challenge. Hearts. Two choice words by the band’s frontman that are quite appropriate in describing the band’s core value for existence: to challenge hearts and minds to think differently. “We truly believe in music as a tool to inform people, and to help them think differently,” said guitarist, Rob Mickschl. “Music is such an amazing thing. It’s so emotional, it can carry an immense amount of energy, and it is absolutely something that can be used to motivate people and change views of the world around us.”
 
Unafraid to discuss issues of inequality in today’s world, the|fire&fury strive to have their music heard by those who both support and oppose its message. “The world is not a fair place, and we have to work to change minds, and to make it better for all of us. It comes down to making positive changes on a small scale, as well as a large scale,” vocalist/rapper Ricky Mickschl said. “Sure, we can stand up on stage and talk the talk, but that’s only part of the equation. We’ve got to walk the walk.”  The band not only believes in speaking up, but taking action in the local and global community.
 
As his twitter bio states, the band’s vocalist works as a teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing by day. “I have seen music engage and make changes in students that most would least expect. I often hear people say things like, ‘Wow, you’re a musician, but you teach kids with hearing loss? That doesn’t seem to add up. They can’t hear music, man!’,” Mickschl said. “But it’s the complete opposite. I have an elementary student who is deaf in both ears, wears two cochlear implants, and is one of the most musically talented students that I’ve seen. As soon as I brought in my MPC and let him make a beat, that kid’s whole world lit up. It’s unbelievable how powerful music is, even when you don’t think people can hear it. That’s why we need to make as much noise as possible. That’s why we need to take action. We’ve got to make things better for everyone.”
 
It is no coincidence that the band’s debut EP is titled, | beats | voices | & | loud noises |. the|fire&fury is here to make some serious noise.  Set to release in the Fall of 2015, the Minneapolis-based band wants to be heard, and wants its fans to be a part of their community. “Come to our shows. Come & sing with us. Come & laugh with us. Come & cry with us. Come & talk issues in your community.  Come & discuss your plans to change the world for the better. We want these things more than anything in the world,” Mickschl said. “We want the|fire&fury to be more than just a band. We want it to be a movement.”

better than ever.

the|fire&fury

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