Crynyl: Fall Out Boy takes “emo music” to the next level

Alright, I’ve been talking about FOB and their new album a lot lately, but I felt like I couldn’t not talk about this.

When I saw Abby Jones’ article on it on Consequence Sound, linked here, I wasn’t convinced it was real until I clicked the link to the official website for Crynyl, which you can check out yourself here.

The band has released “Crynyl” – vinyl records containing real tears from the band members. The release was a super-limited edition release, consisting of only 50 tear-infused copies of their newest album So Much (For) Stardust.

Photo Credit: crynyl.com

And of course, it’s already sold out.

Whether or not there will be another release from Crynyl is currently unclear, but I’m selfishly hoping there will be so I can try and buy one myself.

While I’ve seen records with other liquids suspended in them, I’ve never seen anything like this before, especially not from such a major band.

It’s certainly an interesting marketing tactic that I wasn’t expecting to see, but I’d love to know what you guys think about it. Is it a gimmick or is it fun?