ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Badflower Deliver Sober, Stripped & Stirring Album - No Place Like Home

Platinum-selling rock band Badflower (Josh Katz, Joey Morrow, Alex Espiritu and Anthony Sonnetti) return with their most emotionally raw and introspective project to date: No Place Like Home, out now via Big Machine/John Varvatos Records.

Produced by frontman Josh Katz alongside GRAMMY-Award winner Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains), the band's third studio album was written entirely sober and shaped in isolation - with nothing to hide behind. The result is a stripped-down, emotionally dense record that reckons with the disorientation of growing up, slowing down, and letting go of the chase. Katz confronts identity loss, creative burnout, and anticipatory grief, reflecting on everything from the pressure of saving lives through music to the heartbreak of losing a pet.

"'Home is myself in a memory.", Katz refletcs. "Everything now feels foreign. We built our lives on youth and ambition - then one day you wake up 34, post-pandemic, and realize you're already the 'something' you spent years becoming. That shift is what this record sounds like."

That emotional tension pulses through the tracklist, from the schating commentary of "Number 1" to the barely-contained fury of "Swinging Hammer." On "Butterfly," Katz grapples with the heavy expectations placed on the band by fans who say their music saved lives, while "Don't Be a Stranger" imagines the guilt of an absent father long before the moment ever arrives. That same imagined grief resurfaces in "Paws," a delicate, aching tribute to a dog that hasn't yet passed.

Elsewhere, the hypnotic "Snuff" and fan-favorite "Detroit" brings Badflower's signature tension into sharper focus. "Detroit" spent 24 weeks on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, peaking at No. 2 and breaking into the top 10 on multiple formats. The current single "Paws" is also connecting deeply with fans, climbing steadily with top 25 airplay at Rock, Active Rock and Alternative Radio.

"I tried to write like I used to - messy, drunk, chaotic. But it wasn't fun anymore. Writing sober forced me to confront myself in a way I never had." - Josh Katz, Badflower

In addition to releasing their third album, Badflower hits the road this summer on The Unity Tour 2025 with 311, which kicked off in Atlantic City and continues through August 30.

Since their formation in 2011, Badflower has released two EPs, their hit full-length debut Ok, I'm Sick via Big Machine Label Group, and their sophomore album, This Is How The World Ends. With a unique blend of raw rock and introspective storytelling, the band have earned critical acclaim from outlets like Billboard, Alternative Press, and Nylon. Their hit single "Ghost" went platinum, received "Rock Song Of The Year" honors at the iHeartRadio Awards, and has amassed over 700 million streams, all while captivating audiences across the globe, playing major festivals like Sonic Temple and Kaboo Del Mar, and sharing stages with bands such as Incubus, Shinedown and Ghost.

Four years in the making, No Place Like Home marks a turning point for Badflower as they confront the disillusionment that comes after achieving their lifelong dreams. The new album doesn't offer easy answering - instead, it invites listeners to sit with their discomfort, to feel seen, and maybe, to feel less alone.

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