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Worriers are an American
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band from
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,
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. The band’s music is centered on the songwriting of Lauren Denitzio, the former vocalist/guitarist of
The Measure (SA) The Measure (SA) was an American punk rock band formed in 2005 in New Brunswick, New Jersey that released albums on Don Giovanni Records and No Idea Records. The (SA) in the name is for "Strictly Analog". They played their last shows in 2011 in ...
. Primarily a solo project, Worriers has also featured a rotating line-up of both touring musicians and in-studio contributors. The final live iteration of Worriers included drummer Atom Willard, lead guitarist Frank Piegaro and bassist Allegra Anka. Alumni of the group includes Rachel Rubino, Audrey Zee Whitesides, Nick Psillas, John McLean, JP Flexner and Denitzio's ex-wife Lou Hanman, among others. They have released records on
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, No Idea,
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, 6131 Records, Yo-Yo Records, and
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In 2015, Worriers enlisted
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of
Against Me! Against Me! is an American punk rock band, formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida, by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. That same year, Grace moved to Gainesville, Florida, which is considered the band's hometown. Since 2001, the band's lineup ...
to produce their album ''Imaginary Life''. The band signed with
SideOneDummy Records SideOneDummy Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1995 by Bill Armstrong and Joe Sib. The label began as a way for them to release music for their friends' bands. Thereafter SideOneDummy launched the care ...
in June 2017, and released their second album ''Survival Pop'' in September of that year. Their final record, ''Trust Your Gut'', was released on Ernest Jenning in September 2023.


History

Worriers was formed by singer, guitarist, and songwriter Lauren Denitzio in 2011, following the end of The Measure (SA). Denitzio, at the time, had also found work as a visual artist, graphic designer and author – which is work that they continue to this day. The band released their first single "Past Lives" on
No Idea Records No Idea Records is an American independent record label based in Gainesville, Florida which focuses on punk rock and its sub-styles and produces both vinyl records and compact discs. No Idea Records started not as a record label, but as a zine ...
in May 2011. It served as the title track to a three-track 7-inch EP released that September, which featured the digital bonus track "Made to Mend". Denitzio was joined on this recording by lead guitarist Mike Hunchback, bassist Dan Oestreich and drummer Jonathan Johansen. 2013 saw the release of two EPs from the project: ''Cruel Optimist'' via
Don Giovanni Records Don Giovanni Records is an independent record label originally specializing in punk rock from the New Brunswick, New Jersey music scene but eventually working with a variety of artists from different genres. Its also operated out of Lansing, Mic ...
in October, and ''Sinead O'Rebellion'' via Yo-Yo Records in November. For these recordings, Denitzio was joined by guitarist Rachel Rubino, bassist Tim Burke and drummer Mike Yannich (
Mikey Erg Mikey Erg (real name Mike Yannich) is a punk rock drummer, guitarist, and vocalist, from New Jersey. He has played in numerous bands, most famously The Ergs!, but also Star Fucking Hipsters, The Dopamines, The Unlovables, Dirtbike Annie, Paras ...
). In 2015, Worriers released their debut studio album ''Imaginary Life''. All songs were written solely by Denitzio, and produced by
Laura Jane Grace Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel; November 8, 1980) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. In addition to Against M ...
of
Against Me! Against Me! is an American punk rock band, formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida, by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. That same year, Grace moved to Gainesville, Florida, which is considered the band's hometown. Since 2001, the band's lineup ...
For this record, the Worriers lineup included Denitzio, Rubino, Yannich, guitarist John McLean and bassist Audrey Zee Whitesides, with Lou Hanman of UK punk band Caves guesting on backing vocals. The band signed with
SideOneDummy Records SideOneDummy Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1995 by Bill Armstrong and Joe Sib. The label began as a way for them to release music for their friends' bands. Thereafter SideOneDummy launched the care ...
in June 2017, and released their second album ''Survival Pop'' in September of that year. For this record, Denitzio was backed by Hanman on guitar, Nick Psillas on bass, and Mikey Erg on drums. With the scaling back of SideOneDummy's operations in early 2018, the band re-released the album with 6131 Records with the addition of two new songs. On December 12, 2019 Worriers announced they would be releasing a third album titled ''You or Someone You Know'', again with 6131 Records, on March 6, 2020. The lineup again included Psillas and Erg, with the addition of Frank Piegaro (ex-
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) on guitar. The record was produced by
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. On May 21, 2021, it was announced that the band had contributed a cover of the Rancid song "Old Friend" to Lavasock Records' tribute to Rancid's album '' ...And Out Come the Wolves'' titled ''...And Out Come the Lawsuits''. On January 19, 2023, Worriers announced a new full-length album, ''Warm Blanket'', would be released by Ernest Jenning Record Co. on April 7. It was entirely recorded and mixed by Denitzio at home – other than drums contributed remotely by
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, formerly of bands such as Against Me! and
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. Along with the announcement was the release of lead single "Pollen In The Air", co-written with David Combs of
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and
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. On June 26, 2023, roughly six months after the announcement of ''Warm Blanket'', Denitzio revealed that a second Worriers album would be released that year on September 15 entitled ''Trust Your Gut''. In contrast to ''Warm Blanket''s solo homemade recording process, ''Trust Your Gut'' was recorded in a studio with the current touring band line-up, in addition to
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keyboardist
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. The title track of the album was released to coincide with the album announcement, with a music video inspired by the film ''
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''. In April 2025, Denitzio announced that they would be folding the Worriers project following a series of final shows in the US. They cited burnout, and "not having fun anymore", as the key reasons the band was ending. "I've always said that being in a band is the most fun job in the world, but I've reached a point where too many expectations associated with that don’t align with my values anymore," they wrote in their newsletter ''Get It Together''. "At a certain point, that overrides the fun parts."


Discography


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External links


Don Giovanni Records Official Website
Musical groups established in 2011 Don Giovanni Records artists American punk rock groups Punk rock groups from New York (state) 2011 establishments in New York City