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Photo by Daniel Ulibarri Denver punks Dead Pioneers have a new single out that is exactly what we've come to appreciate about the band. "The Caucasity" takes Gregg Deal's spoken word style vocals over a noisy and discordant punk rock track. This one is reminding me of Dead Kennedys meets The Dead Milkmen, between the spoken word and the guitar tuning. This isn't always a pleasant listen as the music can be quite abrasive, and the lyrics are quite biting and political, but a song like this should make the listener uncomfortable. That's kind of the point of Dead Pioneers' music. If it's not making you feel a little discomfort and making you reconsider some aspects of the world, you're not paying enough attention to it. Gregg Deal says of his band's new single: “In the spirit of ‘Bad Indian,’ this song tells the story of a true moment with a common set of languages and communications by non-Native people. While tongue and cheek, it’s also a true r...

Photo by Daniel Ulibarri Denver's Dead Pioneers may be the best punk band around in 2025. The band, led by North American Indigenous performance artist Gregg Deal, has a new single out, "Mythical Cowboys." This is a song that straddles the worlds of punk and metal with Deal's trademark spoken word vocals. The track is a blistering takedown of our obsession with cowboys, and specifically targets John Wayne and Dances with Wolves. As venomous as "Mythical Cowboys" is, there is a surprising amount of groove, which is Dead Pioneers' secret weapon. We've been loving every release from these guys since discovering them last year, and each release leaves us wanting more. Gregg Deal says of his band's latest single: "In 1990, when I was a sophomore in high school, Dances with Wolves came out. Like many, in the initial viewing of what would later win an Oscar for best film, I was enamoured and confused.  "Seeing something Indigenously familiar w...

Photo by Daniel Ulibarri Dead Pioneers are quickly becoming one of my favorite punk bands. Despite being a little over two minutes, their latest single is an absolute punk epic. "PO$T AMERICAN" sounds like if Fugazi went metal, or if Rage Against the Machine went punk. It's filled with pounding drums and buzzing guitars over vocalist Gregg Deal's trademark spoken word. At a time when people are making TikToks using the same old thirty year old political songs, it's great to be reminded that killer protest songs are still being made every day. If you're ready for a new heavy sound filled with protest from this century, Dead Pioneers are perfect for you. Gregg Deal says of his band's latest single: " We, like many people in our communities, are incensed by the overt and jarring political and social moves of United States Politics. From the current administration to the administrations before it, there has been a trajectory in this country that has broug...

Our favorite Indigenous American punk band are back with a new song! Dead Pioneers released "My Spirit Animal Ate Your Spirit Animal" the day after Thanksgiving. It's an absolutely blistering punk track that reminds me of 90's punk as some metal started leaking into the sound, along with the raw energy of the proto-punk of The Stooges. Plus, there's an amazing punk meets metal guitar solo along with vocalist Gregg Deal's fiery almost spoken word vocals. "My Spirit Animal Ate Your Spirit Animal" combines artists like Pennywise, Henry Rollins, and Suicidal Tendencies. As much as we loved Dead Pioneers' self-titled album, this single has us even more excited for the upcoming album. Gregg Deal says of the band's new single: "In a world chock full of both macro- and microaggressions, the overarching concept of cultural appropriation is frequently overlooked, lost in the systemic consumption and theft of culture, wares, and even religious or s...