Category: The Callouts
The Callouts Victory Lap
75OL-379 The Callouts – ‘Victory Lap’ digital download
[Digital download and streaming available here]
Track Listing
- Calling Out 01:20
- Policy Unknown 02:25
- Killer Instinct 04:08
- Matchstick 02:59
- Carolina 03:31
- Houses 04:00
- Glomming On 00:29
Let’s face it, since they released their last album in 2019 the world had a few hiccups. The Callouts however persevered and are back with a new album featuring 7 of their best new songs. Where many local bands struggle to make it past a second album, The Callouts went for the finish line and can now celebrate the release by taking a VICTORY LAP.
Keep an eye out for shows and a physical media release (vinyl and tees and stuff) later in 2025. But for now, enjoy the album!
credits
released January 1, 2025
© 2025, all songs written by The Callouts
Produced by Chris Piquette and The Callouts
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Chris Piquette at No Boundaries Studios, North Kingstown, RI
The Callouts in Deli Magazine
The Callouts need no labels, play Dusk 06.12
The Callouts are a band you can’t help but cheer for, and get the feeling they are cheering for you. The connection comes from the group’s upbeat style, ideally suited for both that summertime house show where you finally kiss your high school crush, or the Tuesday night bar stumble-in that exceeds your expectations. The band creates a unique mold for itself in its latest record Give Up: high-energy electric guitars and speedy drum patterns are balanced with sensitive pop hooks for a style that narrowly escapes the pop-punk label. Yes, the energy and breakdowns that characterized pop-punk bands of the early 2000s are there, but the group feels distinctly modernized and less commercial. The band is playing Dusk in their hometown of Providence, RI on June 12th. When you listen to The Callouts, you can visualize a group having fun in a garage, no labels needed. “Hot Tuesday” is streaming below. – Rene Cobar
Whats Up RI reviews The Same Thing Project and The Callouts
Walks of Life – The Same Thing Project, 3.5 out of 5
The Same Thing Project is a unique collaborative comprised of people from all walks of life, including many with intellectual challenges. The project has recorded its first album and the result is both moving and inspiring, a heartening exercise in humanity. And it rocks! It release features superb musicianship, with more than a few killer guitar solos certain to kick out anyone’s jams. Behind the inspired leadership of RI singer-songwriter Mark Cutler, it drives like an early 70’s Stones album, warts and all.
Every song is special… The opener “Common Ground” offers a compelling message of hope and opportunity. “Mama’s Blueberry Pie” turns into a slightly drunken sing-along whereas the jingle jangle hook-laden “Better Days” drives along down a happy road. “Better days are coming, amen to that/Skies will still be blue and we’re never turning back.”
The supporting cast – including many performers with special needs – displays soul and courage. This isn’t just a rock star inviting someone up on stage to join in a song, it’s a grand collaborative endeavor. As cliché as it may sound, it shows that anything is possible. Wanna have some fun?
Give Up – The Call Outs – 4 out of 5
Give Up, a recent release from The Call Outs, offers a full dose of PVD power punk that hangs right up there with the ranks of Gwen Stephani, Liz Phair and Blink 182. These instantly likable songs from the power trio ride straight down a stretch of I95 at 100 MPH – guitar driven, anthem like, with purpose. “Sorry I was careful, sorry you were angry, kinda like it was on tour … When I wake up, California’s in my rear-view,” sings lead vocalist Missa Hill, on “California,” an album highlight. Listen to this release – and don’t except to remain seated!
The Callouts video for ‘Amelia’
The Callouts – Give Up
75OL-284 The Callouts – Give Up CD
Digital download and streaming available here
$7.00 S&H Included
Track Listing
- The Rabbit
- Reverse Clooney
- Chain Reaction
- Amelia
- California
- Hot Tuesday
- Underground Giraffe Fight
- Downtown is Dead
- Heartfelt Mixup
- Shutter
- Sweep the Leg
The Callouts – Check Your Friends
75OL-248 The Callouts – Check Your Friends CD
[CD AVAILABLE OCTOBER 23]
Digital download is available here
Track Listing
1 Blue Letter
2 Go All Out
3 Cannonball
4 Nothing Left
5 Partly Not
6 We Were Kids
7 What Is It For
The Callouts are a Providence, RI based band that combines searing guitars with a diverse rhythm section and the sugary pipes of Providence veteran Missa Hills. Their first release “check your friends” is an alternative/pop-punk extravaganza. The album offers something for everyone including heavier tracks like “We Were Kids” and “What Is It For”, as well as the pop-punk vibe on songs like “Blue Letter” and the short but sweet “Partly Not”. The Callouts live shows are a high energy replica of this album and they’ll have you singing along and coming back for more.
The Callouts ‘Check Your Friends’ Review in Motif Magazine
The Callouts – Check Your Friends (75orLess Records)
It has been a few years since the demise of local pop-punk stalwarts The Jesse Minute. From those ashes we now have The Callouts with Missa Hills on vocals and guitarists Drew Safs and Mike Grillo from The Jesse Minute joining forces with local master beat master Dan Ulmschneider and Drew on bass. The Callouts’ debut, Check Your Friends comes firing out of the cannon with a blast of pop-punk with cuts like “Blue Letter” and the anthemic “Go All Out.” The combination of Hills’ sugary vocals and the loud guitars over a fast backbeat make comparisons to The Jesse Minute inevitable as Check Your Friends does start out like the band’s lost album. The more one dives into Check Your Friends the more The Callouts start to break free from the sound of their former band. Cuts like “Cannonball” and my favorite cut “Nothing Left” remind me more of a lost Letter to Cleo track than The Jesse Minute. The Callouts really start to drop the hammer on tracks like “Partly Not” and “We Were Kids,” which have a heavier rock ‘n’ roll thump, almost in the in the vein of Foo Fighters hooks. On Check Your Friends, The Callouts succeed in avoiding the trappings of being The Jesse Minute part 2 to expand into the future.