POT AMERICAN 8211 Dead Pioneers VINYL

Second full-length album by Dead Pioneers. Written in February and recorded in July, it preempts the 2024 American election but wraps up the fears and frustrations as eloquently and, crucially, humorously as the band\’s 2023 self-titled debut. \’Currently, we are amidst the gross existence of capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy and the many oppressive forces that have come to inform everything around us\’ says vocalist and songwriter Gregg Deal. \’The title \’PO$T AMERICAN\’ informs a collective disenfranchisement and disillusionment to the so-called American dream, while moving forward with hope of a desired designation of unity outside those that would use us for their own capitalistic power grab\’. The aural palate is broadly the same, but it feels expanded, stronger somehow: drawing on the confrontational writing of Rage Against The Machine, the unapologetic voice of Chuck D and Public Enemy, the storytelling of Johnny Cash, the evolution of IDLES, and punk stalwarts including Black Flag, Rollins Band and Dead Kennedys. Overall the resulting feeling across the new album is one of cautious optimism: \’Although we didn\’t expect the political relevance to become more relevant, we have no illusions to the American dream, or to where we seem to be going. But we have hope that we can get to a better place for people to have what they need\’. It is an album that speaks to and for this precise time and place; that perhaps could not exist at any other time. It is an album for now. Disc 11. PO$T AMERICAN – Dead Pioneers2. My Spirit Animal Ate Your Spirit Animal – Dead Pioneers3. Pit Stop – Dead Pioneers4. The Caucasity – Dead Pioneers5. Mythical Cowboys – Dead Pioneers6. Dead Pioneers – Dead Pioneers7. White Wine – Dead Pioneers8. Juicy Fruit (Ode to Chief Bromden) – Dead Pioneers9. STFU – Dead Pioneers10. Bloodletting Carnival – Dead Pioneers11. Love Language – Dead Pioneers12. Fire and Ash – Dead Pioneers13. Working Class Warfare – Dead Pioneers14. Untitled Spoken Word No. 2 – Dead Pioneers