Still Here
"Still Here" is an anthem of survival, resilience, and refusing to be counted out. Written in the wake of life-altering challenges, the song transforms struggle into strength with a chorus designed to be shouted back by thousands of voices. Built around a simple, powerful declaration, "Still Here" celebrates the stubborn human spirit that keeps moving forward through fear, loss, setbacks, and uncertainty. It's a song for anyone who's been knocked down, gotten back up, and lived to tell the story.
THE MASCOT THEORY:
Erik Kjelland // lead vocal, rhythm guitar, sounds
Cory Swadley // lead guitar, vocals, sounds
Nick Fry // bass guitar, vocals
Paul Metz // drums, percussion, vocals
// Video Produced, Directed, and Edited by Erik Kjelland
// Filmed by John Urban and Erik Kjelland
// Assisted by Nathan Adamus
// Song Produced by The Mascot Theory
// Recorded by Erik Kjelland & Michael Mood & Cory Swadley
// Mixed by Michael Mood
// Mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering
// Written by Erik Kjelland, 2025 Velvet Mystery Publishing ASCAP
// All rights reserved © 2025
Cosmic Hit And Run has arrived!
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Grief doesn’t knock. It crashes. On their newest album Cosmic Hit And Run, Wisconsin-based Americana band The Mascot Theory turns heartbreak, healing, and hard-won survival into a cathartic, genre-blurring collection of songs that feels both cinematic and deeply intimate.
Written in the aftermath of frontman Erik Kjelland’s father’s passing—and amid Kjelland’s own diagnosis and surgery for a rare and potentially fatal brain condition—the album draws from the wreckage of those life-altering experiences and reshapes them into something resonant and unflinching. Each track stands as a chapter in a larger emotional journey, exploring grief, connection, and the enduring will to keep moving forward.
Cosmic Hit And Run is not just a record about loss—it’s about endurance, perspective, and the quiet resilience that lives in us when everything else falls away.
The Mascot Theory's special-edition Into The Music Podcast episode is now LIVE! Featuring songs off the new album plus unique interviews about the process, including a segment that was recorded at our Appleton album release show. Check it out!
