151. Me.: Mike Jansen & Mark O'Connell Talk Me., Sobriety & Starting Over After TBS | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA151! Today we are joined by Mike Jansen and Mark O'Connell of the band Me.! You may recognize Mark from the 20+ years spent behind the kit with Taking Back Sunday, but Mike is new to a lot of us so we had him tell us his story as well as how he went from submitting music to singing in Me.. We touch on Mark and Eddie Reyes reconnecting and rediscovering the simple joy of playing music with your friend and setting aside the bs, Mark's recovery, and renewed excitement for music. These fellas are very excited, and it's very invigorating. The debut album from Me., All Good Things comes out on July 24th but their first single "Special" is out now!------------------------With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, sports. and so many others.EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at brotege.comUse “EMOKIDS20” to save 20% on Zimo Pouches!zimopouches.comJOIN OUR DISCORD! https://discord.gg/fvWJKpZqFollow us on other platforms:Twitter: @emokidsanonpodInstagram: @emokidsanonymousTikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclipsTheme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")______________________________________________________Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)______________________________________________________Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!www.neveraphasenetwork.com