THE FALLOUT

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The Fallout have a new record out on Insurgence...great political punk rock...

The band - Lord Byron on guitar, Dr. Bob on drums and Jeremy on bass - play straight-up, stripped-down politically-charged punk rock that's got backbone and backbeat. Here's how one reviewer described the band:

"Drawing their inspiration, both musically and lyrically, from the likes of the Clash, Stiff Little Fingers and D.O.A., the Fallout definitely hold their own, dishing out some real rebel music. Their catchy-as-hell, sing-along, three-chord punk rock packs a definite punch and is coupled with well-crafted and well-articulated, socially-conscious lyrics that crackle with heartfelt anger and urgency. These cats are kind of like a street-punk version of Woody Guthrie." (Exclaim Magazine)

Their first Insurgence release,"Dismantlement" is out now and finds these rabble-rousers continuing to fight the good fight. "Dismantlement" is chock full of passionate and positive punk rock - timely, topical and on-target tunes that aim to both agitate and educate.

THE FALLOUT: http://www.myspace.com/thefalloutcanada
INSURGENCE RECORDS: http://www.insurgence.net
INSURGENCE RECORDS BLOG(with a few Fallout tunes): http://insurgence-records.blogspot.com/

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Coming soon: new CDs from The Class Assassins and Death In Custody and more...

Cheers!

[randyinsurgence]

A review of the new CD from Equalizing X Distort zine...:

THE FALLOUT – “Dismantlement” CD

THE FALLOUT remind me a lot of THE CLASH. They write these great songs that have loads of urgency and are politically motivated. And, although the band doesn’t sound like a CLASH knock-off, they do incorporate some CLASH signatures, like the drum rolls in “Compassion Over Killing,” that remind me of “Clash City Rockers.”

One of the underlying themes of “Dismantlement” is the politics of food. The other would be revolution or change. With regard to food, the band writes a great first-hand account of the injustices of agrarian migrant work in “Leaving Ontario.” It reminds me of “Grapes Of Wrath” and Woody Guthrie wrapped into one. “Compassion Over Killing” talks about our complicity in a system that markets the by-products of torture and death. And “Meat Market” is a song that suggests a change in diet based on the various practices of food production, with a line like “it’s time for the whole world to be fed.” So true.

As for the revolution side of the theme, “Peace, Love And Anarchy” lays out the blueprint for revolution. “Change The World Today” is a personal call to make a difference. And, “Fighting For The Lost Cause” is about defending the underdog, which is something that SLF expressed on a more recent album. The two themes intersect on a song like “Bread And Freedom.” But the bands also calls for an end to war in “The End Of The War Years.”

THE FALLOUT have the ability to dream big while pointing out injustices in our backyard. Just like THE CLASH wrote about the poisoning of the Thames River with nuclear effluence in “London Calling,” THE FALLOUT sing about the escalation of gun violence in various neighbourhoods throughout Toronto, pointing to American emulation. And the band does a flattering tribute tribute to the radio show in “Radio Fallout.” But, like all FALLOUT songs, the local examples, like a local punk show, become demonstrations for potential solutions like the development of community media. I have to confess that I blush every time I hear the song. Thanks for the recognition.

Overall, I get a very intelligent analysis of the world after listening to THE FALLOUT release. “Dismantlement” has elements of John Steinbeck and Howard Zinn poured into a punk format. Reasoned, thought-through, level-headed observations of an unbalanced system. It doesn’t hurt that THE FALLOUT write catchy and zippy tunes to go along with these observations. Musically they remind me of INFA RIOTE meets THE CLASH meets THE JAM with ANGELIC UPSTARTS kind of street smarts. A flawless release.

(Insurgence Records/2 Bloor Street West, Suite 100 – 184/Toronto, Ontario/M4W 3E2/Canada/www.insurgence.net) - SP