New The All-American Rejects songs have slowly been trickling out over recent years. First was the Sweat 7” released in 2017 featuring two songs, and in 2019 was the Send Her To Heaven EP featuring three songs. I finally got around to buying their latest EP almost a year after it was released. It’s a relatively cheap record, coming in at $14 before shipping. It’s only sold via the band’s official web store hosted by Kings Road Merch (KRM).
After leaving major labels, AAR apparently signed with Epitaph Records, who released Send Her To Heaven. Though the label practically makes no mention of it. This EP was pressed on two variants; red limited to 500 copies and orange limited to 1,000 copies. Red is a bundle exclusive that has yet to be broken up over a year since being put up for pre-order. The cheapest bundle includes a t-shirt (your choice of two different designs) and cost $34 before shipping. So a $20 t-shirt. There is another, even more expensive bundle that cost $60 and includes a can koozie and adjustable baseball cap. Though I will say you’ll save $7 if you buy that $60 bundle if you were foolish to want any of the items found in it separately. An $8 can koozie? Absurd.
Send Her To Heaven was pressed as a 12”, with all songs found on the a-side. Since the b-side is blank (kinda), there is a small etching done on it. The etching is of the lollipop found on the album cover. The etching is tough to see in photos because the record is pressed on translucent vinyl, so as you’d expect the flash just reflects back. I did my best, but you’ll get the idea by looking at the photo gallery below. Given the amount of space to work with for an etching, choosing what they did leaves a lot to the imagination.
For $14 before shipping, other than the etching, this is a no frills release. It’s just a record stuffed into a single pocket jacket that features three decent songs. Since as of posting this, the EP is only sold online via KRM, you’ll be e-mailed a download. Which is better than no download card/code at all I guess. It’s an obvious cost cutting measure by the label to cut down on physical product production costs by not having to design and print up those tiny rectangles.
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