Q&A w/ @nickleetmpls.bsky.social (@highonstress.bsky.social, @figureeights.bsky.social). “I hate it when bands phone it in because the crowd is small. Playing live is glorious, & any room can be Madison Square Garden if you’re crazy enough to believe it yourself”: magnetmagazine.com/2026/05/12/a...

Out now on Bandcamp

🎧: For those asking about Spotify, Apple Music, and other services, we do not have a streaming release date set at this time. A band needs to be able to afford Taco Bell on the road before the “stream police” start taking their cut. ThANk YOu fOr your atteNTion to ThIs MaTteR

Good news! The new record doesn’t suck!

New shirts now available! highonstressmpls.bandcamp.com/merch/high-o...

Happy to report that the vinyl is moving pretty fast. Supplies limited. Make sure to pre-order yours today. highonstressmpls.bandcamp.com/album/still-...

“High on Stress is a well-oiled rock n’ roll machine.” - Peter Jesperson (Manager of the Replacements) ***************** Preorder the follow up to “Hold Me In” today! Vinyl limited. highonstressmpls.bandcamp.com/album/still-...

Thanks to Radio Free Americana (Virginia) for spinning “Still Here”. You can preorder the record today on Bandcamp.

Preorder our new record today!

The new High on Stress record “Still Here” is now available for presale. We will have CDs and vinyl. The vinyl will be limited so get them before they are gone. Thanks for the support. Six years is a long time between records! highonstressmpls.bandcamp.com/album/still-...

The new High on Stress record “Still Here” is now available for presale. We will have CDs and vinyl. The vinyl will be limited so get them before they are gone. Thanks for the support. Six years is a long time between records! highonstressmpls.bandcamp.com/album/still-...

The “Still Here” album presale starts tomorrow morning on Bandcamp. It’s been six years since “Hold Me In”. Official album release date is May 8th and release show is May 9th at the Amsterdam in St Paul. We will have CDs and a limited run of vinyl. Get em before they are gonzo.

I can’t fugging wait to release this new record on May 8th. “Hold Me In” was so long ago at this point.

New album out in May on Rum Bar Records out of Boston

Our single, “Over/Thru” keeps humming along. We co-wrote it with the great Kevin Salem. Rum Bar Records (Boston) will be releasing the new High on Stress record on May 8th. Can’t wait! Release show will be May 9th in St Paul. More details to come.

Dearest internet, the new High on Stress record is FINALLY coming out in May. It’s been 6 years since “Hold Me In”. We will be announcing the release show details in the next handful of weeks. In the meantime, put May 9th on your calendar. That is the date. St Paul, MN.

Our follow up to “Hold Me In” is being mastered. Coming soon!

#1WordFor1Music #MusicChallenge Day 24 - Trick “Playing Tricks Again” by Nick Leet @nickleetmpls.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=V9iT...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 21 - a song with a shape in the title “Dakota Square” by High on Stress @highonstress.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=o1yS...

Boston!

Thanks to the Music Authority for playing the whole EP this week.

Rum Bar Records delivers a great EP by Minneapolis band High On Stress. I loved the Tommy Keene cover “Nothing Can Change You.”

“A four-song sampler that will turn just about anyone (myself included) into an instant High On Stress fan. These four tracks sit at the intersection of power pop and no-frills heartland rock 'n' roll, and of course that's a sweet spot for me.”

EP Review: ‘Over/Thru EP’ by High on Stress oklahomalefty.substack.com/p/ep-review-...

It’s been hard to be excited about much lately. It’s hard to smell the flowers when the country is in the shape it’s in. This news is very minor in the grand scheme of things, but Rum Bar Records out of Boston is releasing a High on Stress maxi single. Happy about it.

It’s been hard to be excited about much lately. It’s hard to smell the flowers when the country is in the shape it’s in. This news is very minor in the grand scheme of things, but Rum Bar Records out of Boston is releasing a High on Stress maxi single. Happy about it.

It's Friday Night, And Minnesotans Are Out In The Goddamn Cold Giving Shit To Fascists, So Rock The Fuck Out, North Star State Style! #RTFO High On Stress - Progress Is A Busted Line (Bandcamp links mean I recommend buying their stuff) highonstressmpls.bandcamp.com/track/progre...

Minneapolis.

Tonight's show uploaded here - www.mixcloud.com/DJCalc/dj-ca... and here - djcalc.com/2026/01/13/j... Spotify Link - open.spotify.com/playlist/4Gj... Playlist

#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #DanuaryDozen Day 3 “Tethered” by Dan Murphy & High on Stress @highonstress.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=nKdP...

Next up on wrkc.kings.edu Nick Leet - The Valley Armstrong - 4 AM Thoughts Jeanines - What Do You Do

#readandplay (569) #MusicChallenge #MusicSky “No rules. The only limit is our imagination.” Read 📚 & Play🎶 “Enjoy the Scenery” by High On Stress @highonstress.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=ptet...

Pop quiz…how many local shows did High on Stress play in 2025? Answer: We had some fun adventures this year that we will be rambling about someday in a senior center but the answer is only twice. See you December 17th at Mortimers? Can’t wait!

17. Remember Their Names by @nickleetmpls.bsky.social 18. Need Your Lovin by MNTL 19. Rock To Ruin by Rimbacher 20. Mermaids Under the Sea by Ellis Young 21. Punk rock star by Rumkicks 22. Nothing Right by Coma Beach 23. How Do You Like It by Michelle Fabre 24. I Don't Like You by Pickle Juice

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Connections Day 6 “Tethered” by Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum / Golden Smog / Scarlet Goodbye) & High on Stress @highonstress.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=nKdP...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Connections Day 5 (Cover of Tommy Keene) “Nothing Can Change You” by High on Stress @highonstress.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=gLww...

17. Anthropocene by Winter Gardens 18. Rave Immortal by ALT BLK ERA 19. Into the Wild by Alana Raye 20. Read My Mind by Wild Horse 21. Goodbye Gravel Roads by @nickleetmpls.bsky.social 22. She's Gonna Find It by Alvin Gene 23. How Far by Dawn Melanie 24. Gotta Work For It by ThatMusicBrony

#MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #AmericanaTuesday #Americana “Goodbye Gravel Roads” by Nick Leet @nickleetmpls.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?v=OHyg...

Hey! It’s Bandcamp Friday for those interested in checking out “Tethered” our new collaboration with Dan Murphy from Soul Asylum. I’d also recommend checking out “Hold Me In” and “Live at First Avenue”

Here is a playlist of songs by the musicians that played on “Tethered”. Give it a whirl. open.spotify.com/playlist/50W...