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The All-American Rejects Return With ‘Sandbox’: How the Pop-Rock Group Went From ‘F— This Band’ to a Revitalized New Era
The All-American Rejects discuss how years of touring took a toll on the group, and how they found their way back to one another for 'Sandbox.'
Its Joseph Kahn-directed music video distorts that vision even further, as the band endures a violent bloodbath at the hands (and teeth) of puppets straight out of the world of “Wonder Showzen.” The effort is entirely self-funded in their first turn as an independent act, free from the constraints and expectations of being a line item on a major label spreadsheet. Ritter recalls how Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine had so much faith in the band that he worked “Dirty Little Secret,” the snappy lead single off their 2005 sophomore album “Move Along,” to radio for 46 weeks before it broke the top 20. Ritter and Wheeler spent much of the time on the subsequent “Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour” in conversation, repairing the relationship that served as the backbone for the Rejects since its inception.
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