DFL - "No U Don't"

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DFL started back in 1993 when Monty Messex asked Adam Horovitz of Beastie Boys to form a punk band. After releasing their debut album My Crazy Life, Horowitz stepped away to focus on his other band, but DFL (which stands for Dead Fucking Last) kept going. Now they're back with a new single, "No U Don't." This is pure classic punk, particularly in the early 80's style of Los Angeles bands like Circle Jerks, Bad Religion, and Descendents. The song clocks in at just over one minute, so it might take you longer to read this blurb than listen to it. If you like OG fast and furious classic punk, you're going to love DFL if you don't already.

Guitarist Monty Messex says of his band's latest single:

“This is more like a classic DFL song. It’s about pent up frustration about… uh… God knows what. I’m angry. ‘No U Don’t’ is all classic DFL with vocalist Crazy Tom howling while I crank out a high speed, charging riff. The track is more about the emotion of anger than any particular event as evidenced by a line near the end where I scream, ‘Now… you’re gonna DIE!’ We’re all angry sometimes and sometimes you just want someone or something or some inanimate object to frikkin die. That’s what this song is about.”

You can listen to "No U Don't" below. The Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise) produced single is out now on SBAM Records. For more on DFL, check out the band on Facebook.

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