2 October 2026
The Paradox Drop Debut-Run Finale: Six-Song EP Proceed With Caution Is Out Now
The Paradox have officially closed the loop on their breakout run. The Atlanta four-piece released their EP Proceed With Caution on 2 October 2026, and it lands as a tidy six-song package that collects the songs the band has been teasing all summer.
What is on it
The tracklist runs: "I Kinda Like That", "That's Not Fair", "Good For Me", "Living Hell", "Stoner Mentality" and "It's Over". Three of those, "I Kinda Like That", "That's Not Fair" and "Good For Me", were already out before the EP, so the genuinely new material is the closing run of "Living Hell", "Stoner Mentality" and "It's Over". The record comes out via Hundred Days Records.
"Good For Me" was the EP's first single, and its teaser clips pulled in more than 4 million combined views across Instagram and TikTok before the song was even properly out, according to Jammerzine. That kind of online heat has become something of a trademark for the band.
A very fast rise
The Paradox only formed in the summer of 2024, but they have packed a lot into a short time. Vocalist and guitarist Eric Dangerfield, lead guitarist Christopher "Xelan" Bernard, bassist Donald Bryant and drummer Percy "PC3" Crews are, per their label press material, the first all-Black band to reach number one on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, which they did with "Get The Message". Billie Joe Armstrong invited them to open a Green Day stadium show, Travis Barker guested on their song "Bender", and Joel Madden and Jack White are among the names who have publicly cheered them on.
The band also kicks off its first national headline tour in support of the EP, starting on 14 October in Dallas and wrapping up on 18 November in Atlanta. If the early buzz is anything to go by, those rooms are going to be loud.
For pop-punk fans who like their hooks fast and their attitude unfiltered, Proceed With Caution is a very easy one to press play on.