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''PAX AM Days'' (stylized as ''PAX•AM Days'') is an EP by American
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band
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, released on October 15, 2013, by Island Records and
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. It consists of
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and punk rock influenced tracks recorded during a two-day "marathon" session with producer
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and the band in July 2013 at PAX AM Studios. The EP was released on CD, digitally and on double 7" vinyl as a stand-alone EP, and also on a limited '' Save Rock and Roll PAX AM Edition'' (2013) double-disc reissue. The double 7" vinyl pressing was limited to 3,000, and released on November 29 as part of Record Store Day - Back to Black Friday. Each copy came with a code for a bonus song download, a cover of "New Dreams" by
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. The code was found stamped into the dead wax of the 7". On September 30, Fall Out Boy announced the EP and its release date, as well as premiered the first digital single "Love, Sex, Death" with its accompanying video. ''PAX AM Days'' was the band's second release in 2013 after the comeback album ''Save Rock and Roll'', and marks a return to their hardcore musical roots with aggressive guitar work, the "antithesis" to the polished ''Save Rock and Roll''. Adams reached out to the group at the request of Fall Out Boy's friend and collaborator Butch Walker. Bassist
Pete Wentz Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician best known as the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy since 2001. Before Fall Out Boy, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lea ...
commented "I think there’s a side of our band in our fans that would appreciate some of the noise that Ryan comes up with, and it would be great for the fans to be able to hear that – hear sort of the raw energy that happens from sessions like that." The band called it "a collection of songs we did for fun...us letting out some demons" rather than a new album. On October 7, the entire EP was released for free streaming online. The EP debuted at No. 25 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 11,000 first week sales.


Background

After returning from a three-year hiatus in early 2013, Fall Out Boy released their fifth studio album ''
Save Rock and Roll ''Save Rock and Roll'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was produced by Butch Walker and released April 12, 2013, through Island Records. On October 15, the album was re-released with ''PAX AM Days'', an extended ...
'' in April that year to commercial success and mostly positive reviews. The album featured a greater emphasis on
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than the band's previous releases. They supported the record by promoting it with a nationwide
Monumentour Monumentour was a co-headlining concert tour by American rock bands Fall Out Boy and Paramore in support of their latest albums, ''Save Rock and Roll ''Save Rock and Roll'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Fall Out Boy. It was ...
and performing on various TV shows. In July, Fall Out Boy visited Adams' Los Angeles studio to play punk rock; the existence and release of the EP was confirmed less than half a year after ''Save Rock and Rolls release. Wentz first revealed the impromptu project via an Instagram picture taken inside Adams' studio.Fall Out Boy on "Wild" Recording Sessions With Ryan Adams
Fuse. Retrieved October 14, 2013.


Recording and production

''PAX AM Days'' was recorded across two days in July 2013 at PAX AM Studios in Los Angeles. The band collaborated with Adams for the raucous and raw session, the closest thing to recorded improvisation they had done. The band came in with four or five ideas, and ended up tracking "eight or nine" songs.Fall Out Boy Played Us the Hardcore Songs They Made with Ryan Adams
vice.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
The room was set up the way the band practiced in guitarist
Joe Trohman Joseph Mark Trohman (born September 1, 1984) is an American musician, singer, and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the American rock band Fall Out Boy,Joe Bosso.The Fall Guy. ''Guitar World''. Janua ...
's parents' attic during their early days. Lead singer/guitarist Patrick Stump enjoyed the accidental nature of the two-day session: "It's analog, it's just tape; dams wouldbe rolling the tape, like 90 percent of the time, even when we weren't sure what was happening. We would rehearse a song and then be like 'Alright, let's take it!' And he's like 'We're good, we got that one!'"Fall Out Boy On Ryan Adams Hang: 'Somehow Some Music Got Recorded'
MTV. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
Trohman was similarly surprised by the impromptu tracking: "'Wow, how did I just record, like, ten songs?' And that's sort of what ended up happening; everything was off the cuff." "It was punk rock – the stuff that makes you want to kick the shit out of your bedroom at your parents' house," Wentz said. Drummer
Andy Hurley Andrew John Hurley (born May 31, 1980) is an American musician. He is the drummer for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Prior to Fall Out Boy, Hurley played in several hardcore punk bands. He joined Fall Out Boy as the full-time drummer in 2003 and ...
recorded the drums to "Love, Sex, Death" in one take. "Love, Sex, Death"'s live debut was on the Save Rock and Roll Australian tour in Adelaide.


Composition


Music

The sound of the EP has been considered punk rock and
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. Speaking of the musical direction of the studio session, Trohman said "Misfits, Black Flag, Descendents, Dag Nasty, anything real late-70s, early-80s punk and hardcore stuff was influential in the creation of the music, and I think even the lyrical content too. That was the inspiration behind the entire session—to emulate the stuff that we grew up on, and the stuff that Ryan grew up on." The first digital single, "Love, Sex, Death", was described as "a fiery slab of early-80s punk and early '90s hardcore".Fall Out Boy On 'The Rage And Passion' Of Pax-Am Days
MTV. Retrieved October 1, 2013.


Album cover and title

The album cover features tennis champion
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in the midst of a racket-smashing meltdown, which Wentz felt represented the band's "rage and passion", four friends just playing loud music, at the studio session.Fall Out Boy drew on tennis champion John McEnroe for their new album Pax-Am Days.
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. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
Wentz said the band felt a connection with McEnroe and how he handled himself on the tennis court, in relation to how Fall Out Boy "don't look exactly right" in the world of pop music but "here we are to make some noise". The EP title ''PAX AM Days'' is a reference to Adams' PAX AM studio in Los Angeles. McEnroe is referenced in the lyric "Johnny Mac punk/I've got enough fire for everyone."


Track listing

All songs written by
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. Bonus download with 7" vinyl code *"New Dreams" (
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