11/11/2025
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What does the expression βever afterβ mean? Most people assume itβs preceded by βhappily,β but that isnβt always the case. By calling their second full-length Ever After, Chicagoβs Action/Adventure lean into that ambiguity.
Since forming in 2014, the bandβlead vocalist Blake Evaristo, vocalist/guitarist Brompton Jackson, drummer Adrian Brown, bassist Manny Avila, and guitarist Oren Traceβhave built a name on honesty and energy. They went viral in 2020 with βBarricades,β their first TikTok post, and followed it with Pure Noise releases Pulling Focus (2021) and Imposter Syndrome (2022), the latter turning their self-doubt into strength.
Their new record, Ever After, continues that story with fresh confidence. It reflects the duality of band life versus everyday lifeβand the struggle to make them coexist. βThis is literally the hardest thing Iβve ever done,β says Jackson. βItβs really easy to get lost along the way.β
With producer Alan Day (Four Year Strong, Knuckle Puck), Action/Adventure pushed themselves further than ever. Recorded at Ghost Hit Studio in Massachusetts, its 11 songs form a narrative from the frantic βDAYTERRORβ to the reflective βDaydream.β
Featuring Dan Lambton (rationale.), Ben Jorgensen (Armor For Sleep), and Noahfinnce, Ever After is their heaviest work yetβabout the price of living your dream and the persistence to keep going.
βItβs not necessarily happily or unhappily ever after,β says Jackson. βIt just never ends. The horrors of this record persistβbut so do we.β
