NJ punk trio The Carousers release new single 'The Future' with super fun accompanying video!
Anyone who has ever had their heartbroken by being unceremoniously dumped will empathise with the protagonist in the new video by The Carousers.
Receiving nothing more than a text message saying it’s over, our relatable hero seeks support from an unlikely source!
The band say of their new track:
“The Future” is about the emotional heartbreak you go through after being ghosted in a relationship. You’re stuck thinking what could have been and why things turned for the worse. We’re all incredibly stoked on how this one came out and hope you’ll dig it too!
It’s a super catchy, classic pop punk track that sets a story of romantic angst and despair against a backdrop of melodic guitars and Affatato’s yearning vocals.
The video is also a mini movie in itself- a creative and hilarious story of finding some solidarity in an unlikely place!
The Carousers are a punk trio hailing from Long Branch, NJ made up of Joey Affatato (vocals/guitar), Cassidy Crosby (bass/backing vocals), and Andy Jackle (drums).
The band emerged in the spring of 2016 when college friends Joey and Andy recorded their first demo, ‘She’s The Devil‘, assisted by Mikey Groch (of Trenton punk band The Cryptkeeper Five) on bass guitar. In need of a bassist for their first show, Cassidy filled in and shortly after became a permanent member afterwards.
‘The Future‘ is released on May 19th and available to stream!
Main pic by Abby Clare
Follow The Carousers on Their Socials
Need more Punk In Your Life?

Rocket From The Crypt, London Electric Ballroom, 7th Nov 2026
Ooooh boy, this one has ‘special’ written all over it. Crash your car into a giant beehive and you wouldn’t create half the buzz that

Album review: SWAMPFOOT unleash their self-titled debut
Brace yourselves, folks, because this record is HUGE. No, not in terms of popularity – not yet, anyway – but it sounds as intimidating and

Punk Rock Creatives Podcast Season 3: New Voices and More DIY Chaos!
From Kitchencore and orchestral Punk to international guests, charity compilations and recording podcasts in the car, we continue to celebrate the wonderfully unpredictable world of

SAVAK/Dealing With Damage/Sinews, London Red Sun Moon, 5th Nov 2026
All hail the Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster! All three of this evening’s bands feature one of these guitars, which have long been the instrument of

Sheer Terror/The Drowns, London New Cross Inn, 2nd Nov 2026
There’s a lot to be said for not giving people exactly what they want. When this gig was first announced, a few eyebrows were raised

Live review: Twenty Flight Rockers at The 100 Club, London, 30/10/2026
Formed in London in 1983, combining the leather jacket look and defiance of the classic British rocker movement with the intensity of punk, Twenty Flight
I’m Molly Tie- I Love punk! I play drums (badly), write a lot about punk (not as badly) and I’m particularly interested in issues relating to women in the music scene.



Did you know that we are 100% DIY? We run our own game. No one dictates to us, and no one drives what we can or cannot put on our pages – and this is how we plan to continue!
