This past week I was able to schedule a Zoom call with Kristopher Roe of The Ataris to discuss the band’s great returning single, “Car Song.” The song is from the band’s forthcoming LP that is tentatively scheduled for a March 2026 release. In this interview, Kristopher shared key insights behind how the new album is shaping up, his life experiences that led to several of the key songs on the new record, as well as his planned release of a cover of “Summer of ’69”. The Ataris will be releasing several new singles and 7″ records leading up to the band’s new album.
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Kristopher Roe of The Ataris talked with Bionic Buzz about their latest single and video.
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Kris Roe of The Ataris has shared an update from the studio. There will be 14 songs on the album, including an old idea from the 90’s that was never recorded, and he has four more to go to finish.
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The Ataris have shared their video for “Car Song.”
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Kris Roe of The Ataris did a live stream chat with Mike Herrera of MxPx.
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The new single by The Ataris, called “Car Song”, is a touching tribute to Kristopher Roe’s late father (William Roe), who passed away in 2014 due to complications from alcoholism. “My dad was always the biggest supporter of The Ataris. He was a regular on our original website’s message board, sending out VHS bootlegs of live sets he would film and interacting with everyone—everyone knew him. He truly lived and breathed our music,” Roe shared. The song has a feeling of a band being re-energized and re-focused on unlocking the magic that the band captured on their earlier material. “Car Song” opens with the vivid lyrical imagery of “Now you rest amongst the rust of these roadside monuments / In all their former glories / The drive-in nights that came and went / You fought on hard through rain beaten nights / Past the shadows of state lines / Now this victory dance, it belongs to you and I,” as Roe’s vocals remain warm and passionate.
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The Ataris have returned with the new song “Car Song.”
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The Ataris will release their new single “Car Song” on May 2nd. Today they’ve announced pre-orders for the 7″ version of the single, backed by a new version of “In This Diary.” And they’ve shared a new acoustic version of “In This Diary” to streaming services. The full press release can be found below.
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The Ataris’ Kris Roe is the latest guest on Poorman’s 15 Minutes of Fame podcast.
Their new single “Car Song” from the band’s forthcoming album, their first since 2007, will be out out May 2, 2025. The single will be released on digital and a special limited edition 7-inch vinyl, dedicated to Kristopher’s father who was the biggest fan and supporter of the band and could never be caught without an Ataris t-shirt on.
The Ataris 7″ Pre-Orders Coming Soon
The Ataris have finished their new video and will be announcing pre-orders for the 7″ for “Car Song” shortly.
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The Ataris are shooting a video for “Car Song.”
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The Ataris have shared some new clips of music on Instagram. Excitement level hitting fever pitch.
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The Ataris have shared another clip from the studio. Kris is finishing up vocals and guitar on a few more songs. He also mentioned in the comments that a couple limited 7″ records will be released “very soon.”
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The Ataris are covering “Summer of 69” on their new album. Kris Roe writes:
”It’s funny how to this very day so many people still shout… Play “Summer of 69!” To which I always reply… “Uhh, that’s not the one we covered?!” Ha Well maybe aside from one drunken night at our late friend Rob’s bar in Talahasee, some person shouted for it and in a very “Replacements” fashion we drunkenly attempted it on the spot having never played a lick of that song before in our lives. Well as of today I can say that, that is no longer. This album has a ton of great new songs I wrote and one timeless rock and roll classic by the great Bryan Adams
Kris Roe On New Podcast Discussing The Weakerthans
Kris Roe of The Ataris is on the latest Musician’s Musician podcast talking about The Weakerthans.
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