Liquid Mike talks 5 influences on new album ‘Hell Is An Airport’

Liquid Mike‘s new album Hell Is An Airport comes out this Friday (9/12), and it finds the band turning out one crunchy, catchy, power-poppy alt-rock song after the next. ’90s alt-rock is of course an influence, but that’s not the only thing that informed this album’s sound–bandleader Mike Maple broke down five of the album’s core influences in a new video for BrooklynVegan. Check it out below.

Liquid Mike was also just named as one of 5 Michigan bands you need to know by Esden Stafne of Kalamazoo emo band Saturdays At Your Place, whose new album These Things Happen arrives this Friday as well.

This fall, Liquid Mike will hit the road opening for Militarie Gun, with Public Opinion along for the ride. All dates are listed below.

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Militarie Gun / Liquid Mike / Public Opinion — 2025 Tour Dates
10/25 – Palm Springs, CA @ Hotel Zoso
10/26 – Henderson, NV @ Grey Witch
10/29 – Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
10/30 – Des Moines, IA @ xBk
10/31 – Louisville, KY @ Camp Spaceman
11/01 – Columbus, OH @ Dirty Dungarees
11/02 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall
11/04 – Troy, NY @ No Fun
11/06 – Worcester, MA @ Palladium Upstairs
11/07 – Amityville, NY @ Amityville Music Hall
11/08 – Lakewood, NJ @ Maggie’s Bar & Grill
11/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11/11 – Richmond, VA @ The Warehouse
11/12 – Asheville, NC @ Eulogy
11/14 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
11/15 – Hattiesburg, MS @ Fat Cat
11/16 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
11/18 – Houston, TX @ Secret Group
11/19 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
11/21 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head
11/22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad