All-American Rejects Are Doing OnlyFans Now
Ritter revealed and discussed the decision in a new interview with GQ, saying the 'excitement' the DIY house shows fostered encouraged the band to find other ways to be disruptive. 'We've always been a band who's got a tongue bursting through the cheek when it comes to our music,' he said. 'So why not, you know, do a little peen bursting through a zipper?'
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The All-American Rejects OnlyFans page is live and totally free to subscribe. At the moment there are no 'peen bursting through zipper' pics, though Ritter is definitely showing off a trace of dude bush in the lasciviously goofy header image (which was taken from his GQ photoshoot).
The first order of business for the new OnlyFans page appears to be ginning up excitement for, ostensibly, All-American Rejects' next single. It's called (aptly) 'Easy Cum Easy Go,' and it's set to drop Friday, June 5.
As for what the band might use it for next, Ritter was rather vague in the interview, saying fans 'can expect full-frontal rock and roll with access.' Asked what exactly that meant, he said, 'I'll leave it to the vagueness of that statement to define itself.'
Still, Ritter seemed excited by the prospect of a platform that offers 'an experience where the artist can set the price, and it's artists-to-fans. There's no middleman, there's no subscription costs, unless that artist chooses to do that. That seems like a good thing.'
He added later, 'I hope places like OnlyFans can drive young bands to saying, 'Hey man, here we are. We want to be able to play shows. If you like the music, give us a buck. And if there's 1,000 of you, that's one thousand bucks. And maybe we could rent a venue for a night, buy onto a show.' Like, there's unlimited possibilities for fans that are directly connected to the artists to be able to champion a band they like. The purest way to make the cream rise. This shit will be found, and wants to be supported.'
Best known for their run of alt-rock hits in the 2000s, All-American Rejects haven't put out a new album since 2012 (while their last proper release was an EP in 2019). This year, though, they made a loud return with an unexpected free show for the University of Southern California student radio station, which prompted a short but hectic run of DIY house shows across the country.
'These are the best shows we've ever played in our lives,' Ritter told Rolling Stone after the tour wrapped last month. He added: 'The thing that we're realizing on this run is that when we're at eye level with people and seeing kids go up on the shoulders of their peers, it shows that the carnal community connection over the last seven years has just been so fractured and detached from, because of every reason post-Covid. It just felt like we unknowingly created something that resonated with people in a communal sense.'
All-American Rejects have finished a new album, and it's due out later this year, but no official details have been shared yet. Probably the best way to stay up to date is their OnlyFans.
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