Of course Pittsburgh’s favourite socially aware punk rockers will be dropping an album in 2020. With the looming presidential election campaign – not to mention the wider global discord – filling front pages, their stripped-back, no-nonsense approach is sorely needed.
“The policies of Donald Trump and his administration are not just hateful. They’re racist, Islamophobic, homophobic, transphobic, and bigoted,” bassist/vocalist Chris #2 has explained, pulling zero punches. “Our focus should not only be on their hatred, but their outward and unabashed fascism. We shouldn’t just try to kill these things with love and kindness. We should be in the streets daily, demanding an end to racial, social, and economic injustice.” A most righteous return. Kudos, too, for delivering the year’s most ingeniously obvious album title.