joined fellow Chicagoans Smoking Popes on drums, touring and releasing music with them. Recent activity In June 2009, The Lawrence Arms recorded a studio EP. Titled Buttsweat and Tears, it was released on October 27 of that year through Fat Wreck Chords both as a 7" EP and as a digital download with an extra song. They then went on a tenth anniversary performance in October at the Metro Chicago, followed by a seven-date headlining tour of Arizona and California in November with Teenage Bottlerocket and Cobra Skulls as support. The band’s 10th-anniversary performance at The Metro in their hometown of Chicago was recorded and slated for a release on DVD by Crankstrap Productions. However, complications that might have included logistics at Crankstrap, and/or might have included the band’s being audited by the IRS, meant that the DVD was consigned to purgatory until 2012, when Fat Wreck Chords announced that it would finally be released on June 5 by them in collaboration with Crankstrap, a partnership previously announced in April 2011. The Lawrence Arms recently signed with Epitaph Records and released their sixth studio album, Metropole on January 28, 2014, along with the News From Yalta 7". On May 27, 2020, the band released "PTA", the lead single from their first album in six years and seventh overall studio album, Skeleton Coast, which was released on July 17 via Epitaph Records. Band members Chris McCaughan - guitar, vocals Brendan Kelly - bass, vocals Neil Hennessy - drums Discography The discography of The Lawrence Arms consists of seven studio albums, one compilation album, five EPs, and three music videos. Studio albums Compilation albums Extended plays Music videos Other appearances The following Lawrence Arms songs were released on compilation albums and as music downloads. This is not an exhaustive list; songs that were first released on the band's albums and EPs are not included. I Denotes songs that were re-released on Cocktails & Dreams. References External links The Lawrence Arms official MySpace profile Fat Wreck Chords Asian Man Records Red Scare Records Fat Wreck Chords artists Asian Man Records artists Epitaph Records artists Musical groups from Chicago American musical trios Musical groups established in 1999 Punk rock groups from Illinois Musical groups from Illinois 1999 establishments in Illinois