The Kilograms - "Faith & Love"

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Reggae-punk supergroup The Kilograms (featuring members of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Avoid One Thing, The Bouncing Souls, and more) just released a single that is the first to truly sound like the members' previous bands. "Faith & Love" leans heavily to the punk side of their sound, and with the gravelly vocals and "Woah-oh!" gang vocals, it sounds like a mixture of the Bosstones and Rancid... just a little more mellow 2025 version of those bands. This is a great song that defines what ska-core for grown ups can sound like. If you had your teenage ska phase in the 90's (or never really had it end), "Faith & Love" is a dream come true.

Sammy Kay (guitar and vocals) says of his band's latest single:

"Faith and Love feels like a conversation between two folks who have walked a similar path at different times."

You can listen to "Faith & Love" below. Beliefs & Thieves is due out April 4 on Rad Girlfriend Records and Weights and Measures, and is available for pre-order here. For more on The Kilograms, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below and include a date with Dropkick Murphys at the House of Blues in Boston on March 14.


February 28th @ House of Blues - San Diego, CA w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 1st @ The Nile Underground - Mesa, AZ w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 2nd @ Constellation Room - Santa Ana, CA w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 3rd @ The Echo - Los Angeles, CA w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 4th @ Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 5th @ Harlow's - Sacramento, CA w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 7th @ Madame Lou's - Seattle, WA w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 8th @ Mission Theater - Portland, OR w/ Omnigone & Big D and the Kids Table
March 14th @ MGM Music Hall - Boston, MA w/ The Menzingers & Dropkick Murphys
May 24th @ Punk Rock Bowling - Las Vegas, NV
June 20th @ Camp Punksylvania - Gilbert, PA
June 21st @ Black Cat - Washington D.C. w/ Against All Authority
August 15th @ Buffalo Ska Fest - Buffalo, NY

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