VETERAN POP-PUNKERS’ NEW SINGLE IS FIRST STUDIO RECORDING IN OVER 20 YEARS. WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘SUNFLOWERS’.

Lafayette, IN – January 2026 – Veteran pop-punkers Squirtgun have just announced pre-orders for their new single ‘Ghostly Sunflowers’ via Pirates Press Records. The single is scheduled for release on February 20, 2026, and features the songs ‘I’m The Ghost’ and ‘Sunflowers’. The release is available for pre-order from Pirates Press Records as a 12” vinyl single with UV Printed art. The lyric video for ‘Sunflowers’ is now playing on YouTube! One of the foundational bands of the 1990s pop-punk explosion, Squirtgun’s ‘Ghostly Sunflowers’ 12” single on Pirates Press Records represents their first new studio recordings in over 20 years!

Founded in 1993 by brothers Flav & Mass Giorgini, Squirtgun were one of the premiere pop-punk bands of the 1990s, releasing records with legendary Bay Area labels Lookout! Records and Fat Wreck Chords, and perhaps best known by the average moviegoer for their song ‘Social’ playing over the opening credits to Kevin Smith’s Mallrats. Mass has since gone on to be a much sought-after producer, working with acts including Rise Against, Alkaline Trio, and Suzi Moon at his Sonic Iguana Studios. Band’s newly reinvigorated lineup – known in-house as the “Supersoaker lineup” – includes the Giorgini brothers joined by Kevin Sierzega, Dan Panic, and Zac Damon. The group’s collective pedigree reads like a who’s who of genre favorites: Teen Idols, Screeching Weasel, Common Rider, and many, many more! Impressive, but not unusual when one considers that past band members and studio collaborators have included members of the likes of Green Day, Smoking Popes, Alkaline Trio. On the new single, opening track ‘I’m The Ghost’ written by Damon, tackles the difficulties of frayed relationships as life carries on, and poses the question: is it better to be haunted, or to be the one doing the haunting? ‘Sunflowers’ written by Mass, is a personal family history for the Giorginis. ‘Ghostly Sunflowers’ is available from Pirates Press Records on 12” UV Printed Vinyl with artwork by the brothers’ nephew Oakley Giorgini, with a release date of February 20, 2026. The haunting artwork also features on T-shirts available from the label’s webstore!

“‘Sunflowers’ tells the true story of Mario Calvi, an anti-fascist Resistance fighter who was killed by Nazi soldiers the day after WWII ended, just steps from his mother’s arms in Torre dei Cani, Lombardy (Italy)” he explains. “Mario was more than history—he was family. His story lives on in the place where we spent time as kids, in the farmhouse where he grew up, and in the memories passed down through generations.”