If It's Too Loud...

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...