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“dropped the chart-topping, Grammy-winning song “ We Are Young ” in 2012, Ruess once again swerved.”
“After the Format announced their hiatus in 2008, Means continued to make music and released his debut album, 10 Songs .”
“When the Format take the stage at Ohana later that afternoon, the crowd belts out the lyrics to nostalgia-fueled tracks “Tie the Rope,” “The First Single,” and “If Work Permits.” Then, Ruess delivers “Leave It Alone,” and when he gets to the outro, he roars out the last line: “It’s probably best we just leave it alone till the morning.” His delivery is a stark contrast to the recording, which soars almost reluctantly, and his voice is as determined as ever.”
“and Billy Strings to the Stage During Thunderous Ohana Headlining Set Raye Brings Her Search for Romance to 2026 MTV VMAs With ‘Where Is My Husband?’ View all posts by Charisma Madarang September 30, 2026 Add us as a Google Preferred Source Sam Means and Nate Ruess at Ohana Fest Jim Bennett/WireImage When the Format ‘s Nate Ruess and Sam Means took to the stage at Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, over the weekend, they brought the thrill of nostalgia and something else, too.”
““A thing that is really important to us in this band is we don’t do things unless we really want to,” Means says.”
“7 Hamas attack and the launch of Israel’s war in Gaza.”
“Their audience and the world around them had changed in those two decades since the Format released their LP Dog Problems , a brilliant power-pop ride through heartbreak and dysfunction that is beloved by many millennials (and has found a new audience with Gen Z fans).”
“It’s weird.’ So I called up Sam, and we got it back together,” says Ruess, before remarking, “And now we’re here, and it’s weird.” In the new music they began making, Ruess aimed his pen at the current administration’s hostile immigration policies and tactics that have shaken communities in the U.S., as well as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Palestinians face severe food insecurity , mass displacement, and the breakdown of basic infrastructure as the death toll around them rises.”
““We took a few years off, and sometime in that two years in between, I was like, ‘Huh, I’m starting to write music.”
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““Public opinion has changed, and it’s because of the Macklemores of the world that have made that,” he says.”
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“Ruess points to “Leave It Alone (Till the Morning),” from Boycott Heaven , which he says he wrote a week after the Oct.”
“While he’d dip back every now and then, songwriting for Keith Urban and Pink, Ruess focused on his growing family and also picked up the guitar.”
““We came back at a time where we were both really kind of were itching to do it,” the singer adds.”
“When you have kids, you start to look less at yourself and start looking at things around you.”
“All proceeds of the song, which the band posted on Bandcamp , go toward the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota’s Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, the Immigrant Defense Network, Advocates for Immigrant Rights, and Latino Memphis.”
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“As the Format’s dedication toward activism evolved, the pair decided that they wanted to do more.”
“Looking forward, Ruess says that he is moved by other artists speaking out against the war in Gaza and credits Macklemore, who was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour after voicing his support of Palestinians onstage.”
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