The Format

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• Album Review of "Boycott Heaven" by The Format (7/10) | Music Connection Magazine | Jan. 23, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
The Vanity LabelProducer: Brendan O’Brien After achieving acclaim as a pop collaborator and fun. frontman, Nate Ruess had been all-but-solely writing hook-heavy lamentations for his original outlet The Format, with partner Sam Means. A successful attempt at maturity, the material guesses at God and parenthood and aging relationships. The overall optimism is infectious via power

• Review: The Format – 'Boycott Heaven' | The Alternative | Jan. 30, 2026, 5:31 a.m.
Matthew reviews 'Boycott Heaven,' the long-awaited reunion LP form Arizona indie rock duo The Format, and it's worth the 20-year wait

• The Format Returns: New Single "Depressed" & Boycott Heaven Album | ArtistRack (One of the world's leading music promotion platforms, one of the best Music Blogs) | Jan. 28, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
Nate Ruess and Sam Means reunite! After 20 years, The Format is back with their new single "Depressed" and a brand-new album, Boycott Heaven. Read more here.

• The Format Give Us Something to Believe in on “Boycott Heaven,” an Indie Rock Anthem for a Broken Present | Atwood Magazine | Jan. 23, 2026, 5 a.m.
Indie rock legends The Format reckon with belief, responsibility, and moral urgency on “Boycott Heaven,” the blistering, emotionally charged title track off their long-awaited third album – a hard-hitting, clear-eyed gut-punch that rejects deferred salvation in favor of choosing the present.

• The Format return with 'Boycott Heaven,' their first album in 20 years | KJZZ | Jan. 26, 2026, 7:55 p.m.
Nate Ruess and Sam Means return with their first new record since 2006's Dog Problems.

• The Format returns in anticipated “Boycott Heaven” | The Lumberjack
Arizona music duo The Format returns after a 20 year hiatus with “Boycott Heaven,” an indie pop-rock album offering a fresh take on the pop sounds of members Nate Ruess

• Albums Of The Week: The Format | Boycott Heaven | Tinnitist | Jan. 23, 2026, 5:06 a.m.
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “After nearly two decades apart, Nate Ruess and Sam Means return to The Format, the indie-pop band they helmed in the early 2000s. Teaming with Grammy-winning producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, The Killers) and drummer Matt Chamberlain (David Bowie, Bob Dylan), the duo’s third album Boycott Heaven incorporates sonic […]

• The Format continue their story with ‘Boycott Heaven,’ their first album in 20 years — Album Review | // MELODIC Magazine | Jan. 23, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
Recommended Tracks: “Holy Roller,” “No You Don’t,” “Leave It Alone (Till the Morning)” Artists You Might Like: Motion City Soundtrack, The Wrecks, The Starting Line When I first heard The Format, it was in 2009. My brother had just gone through a bad breakup, and he was listening to “The First Single (You Know Me)”

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