September 18, 2026
Games We Play release “I Wish I Never Quit”: when band life meets fatherhood
At its core, Games We Play is Emmyn Calleiro’s solo project, which has spent some time supporting major names. Now the band’s most personal chapter yet is here: a full album drawn directly from Calleiro’s life between band rehearsals and family.
Release details
Artist: Games We Play
Album: “I Wish I Never Quit”
Format: Album
Release date: September 18, 2026 (sources: Nettwerk Music Group, SceneMusicMedia)
Label: Nettwerk Music Group (source: Nettwerk Music Group)
Streaming: Spotify, Apple Music
The album explores burnout, self-doubt and the question of whether Calleiro even wanted to continue as a musician. He says he sees parallels with his own father, who once gave up music for his family (source: SceneMusicMedia). Advance single “The Smash” is an energetic pop-punk track that, according to the band, grew out of frustration at constantly being sent to outside songwriters and producers. Calleiro stresses that this time he wrote all the lyrics himself: “the entire album is about my life” (source: SceneMusicMedia).
Games We Play are on our priority list at POP PUNK 101, and with over 72 million streams and support shows for Fall Out Boy and All Time Low, the project has long since earned a firm place in the scene (source: SceneMusicMedia). “I Wish I Never Quit” is one of that week’s most personal pop-punk releases.
We’ll keep you posted on POP PUNK 101 as soon as there’s more pop-punk news. Stay tuned!