4 COVERSTORY Patrick Sidetracks | Stump Fall Out Boy falls out on lead singer & Glenview native channels ’80s pop vibe on new solo disc, ‘Soul Punk’ ursday, November 10, 2011 his own By ROB CARROLL •
[email protected] f you ask Patrick Stump, he is in the second stage of his career. The first act was as the lead singer of the pop-punk band Fall Out Boy. I With that gig on hiatus, Stump is looking to move for- ward on his own with the release of his full-length solo debut, “Soul Punk.” Stump, who grew up in Glenview, moves away from the Fall Out Boy sound on the release, trading it in for an ’80s pop vibe. The 27-year-old singer recently talked about his new album, what it means for him to play Metro in Chicago on Nov. 11 and getting a chance to write lyr- ics, something bass player Pete Wentz took care of for Fall Out Boy. Herald / NWHerald.com/sidetracks • Th Is the experience of touring much different as a solo My band now artist? Is it more hectic? is awesome, Patrick Stump It’s actually a lot easier, I think, because and we have Northwest with Rockie Fresh and Mark Rose there’s nobody to wait on. When you show up a blast WHEN: 7 p.m. (6:30 p.m. doors) in the [hotel] lobby is when you leave ... [With every night Nov. 11 a band] somebody is always late. Never the ... There’s WHERE: Metro, 3730 N. Clark, same guy.