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Boycott Heaven
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- The Format’s anticipated pop return in “Boycott Heaven” | The Lumberjack
- Arizona music duo The Format returns after a 20 year hiatus with “Boycott Heaven,” an indie pop-rock album offering a fresh take on the pop sounds of members Nate Ruess
- The Format: Boycott Heaven | Spectrum Culture | Feb. 11, 2026, 6:03 a.m.
- While it may not feel as immediate or as fun as the band’s older records, the Format put out an authentic, true-to-themselves release with Boycott Heaven.
- REVIEW: The Format’s ‘Boycott Heaven’ is pure, old-school indie joy | SM2
- On a day with many hotly anticipated releases, Phoenix-based indie band The Format released ‘Boycott Heaven,’ their first album in nearly 20 years. It also marks the first album featuring Nate Ruess, the voice of such hits as Fun’s “We Are Young” and Pink’s “Just Give Me a Reason,” since 2015. From the moment the...
- Review: The Format – 'Boycott Heaven' | The Alternative | Jan. 30, 2026, 5:31 a.m.
- Matthew reviews 'Boycott Heaven,' the long-awaited reunion LP form Arizona indie rock duo The Format, and it's worth the 20-year wait
- Album Review of "Boycott Heaven" by The Format (7/10) | Music Connection Magazine | Jan. 23, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
- The Vanity LabelProducer: Brendan O’Brien After achieving acclaim as a pop collaborator and fun. frontman, Nate Ruess had been all-but-solely writing hook-heavy lamentations for his original outlet The Format, with partner Sam Means. A successful attempt at maturity, the material guesses at God and parenthood and aging relationships. The overall optimism is infectious via power
- The Format Returns: New Single "Depressed" & Boycott Heaven Album | ArtistRack (One of the world's leading music promotion platforms, one of the best Music Blogs) | Jan. 28, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
- Nate Ruess and Sam Means reunite! After 20 years, The Format is back with their new single "Depressed" and a brand-new album, Boycott Heaven. Read more here.
- The Format returns in anticipated “Boycott Heaven” | The Lumberjack
- Arizona music duo The Format returns after a 20 year hiatus with “Boycott Heaven,” an indie pop-rock album offering a fresh take on the pop sounds of members Nate Ruess
- The Format return with 'Boycott Heaven,' their first album in 20 years | KJZZ | Jan. 26, 2026, 7:55 p.m.
- Nate Ruess and Sam Means return with their first new record since 2006's Dog Problems.
- The Format continue their story with ‘Boycott Heaven,’ their first album in 20 years — Album Review | // MELODIC Magazine | Jan. 23, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
- Recommended Tracks: “Holy Roller,” “No You Don’t,” “Leave It Alone (Till the Morning)” Artists You Might Like: Motion City Soundtrack, The Wrecks, The Starting Line When I first heard The Format, it was in 2009. My brother had just gone through a bad breakup, and he was listening to “The First Single (You Know Me)”
- Albums Of The Week: The Format | Boycott Heaven | Tinnitist | Jan. 23, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
- THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After nearly two decades apart, Nate Ruess and Sam Means return to The Format, the indie-pop band they helmed in the early 2000s. Teaming with Grammy-winning producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, The Killers) and drummer Matt Chamberlain (David Bowie, Bob Dylan), the duo’s third album Boycott Heaven incorporates sonic […]
- The Format Give Us Something to Believe in on “Boycott Heaven,” an Indie Rock Anthem for a Broken Present | Atwood Magazine | Jan. 23, 2026, 5 a.m.
- Indie rock legends The Format reckon with belief, responsibility, and moral urgency on “Boycott Heaven,” the blistering, emotionally charged title track off their long-awaited third album – a hard-hitting, clear-eyed gut-punch that rejects deferred salvation in favor of choosing the present.
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