Tyson Ritter: The Rolling Stone Studio Live at SXSW

About this episode

Tyson Ritter discusses the All-American Rejects' return with their new album and reflects on the band's journey and experiences.

Tyson Ritter joins Brian Hiatt at The Rolling Stone Studio live at SXSW to talk about the All-American Rejects long-awaited return with Sandbox, their first album in over a decade. He reflects on the band’s lost years, the grind of state fairs and casinos, and why major-label songwriting started to feel hollow. Ritter also opens up about rediscovering purpose after When We Were Young, the raw energy of their house-party shows, the truth behind an old Taylor Swift rumor, and why this new music feels like the most honest work they’ve ever made. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Hiatt

Guest: Tyson Ritter

Topics covered

• music industry
• band reunion
• songwriting
• live performance
• personal reflection

Keywords

• All-American Rejects
• Sandbox
• Tyson Ritter
• SXSW
• music
• Taylor Swift
• songwriting
• live performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: All-American Rejects

Books & works: Sandbox, When We Were Young

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