The Interrupters - Fight the Good Fight (2018) Hi Res

Despite the many hardships, both personal and sociopolitical, that we witness in the world around us each day, we have to always remember to man (or woman) up in the name of progress. Of course, having some sonic inspiration to turn toward never ever hurts, and The Interrupters are providing some serious muses on Fight the Good Fight, which arrives this Friday, June 29, 2018, thanks to Hellcat/Epitaph Records.

Formed in Los Angeles, California in 2011, this Ska Punk outfit is a family affair, comprised of the brothers Bivona – twins Jesse (Drums) and Justin (Bass), along with brother Kevin (Guitar) – as well as Vocalist Aimee Allen, aka Aimee Interrupter. Underdogs who have been doing their killer best for some seven years now, the band made their full-length debut with 2014’s The Interrupters, and followed it up two years later with their sophomore release, Say It Out Loud. Dedicated road dogs, the quartet have toured with all of the Punk and Ska legends, including the likes of Blink-182, Rancid, Green Day, The Mighty Mighty BossTones, Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys, Less Than Jake, The Transplants, Reel Big Fish, and more. They are, of course, veterans of the Vans Warped Tour, and as of July 14, they will join the tour’s grand finale, cross-country run.

When you are making a living being punk in drublic, it certainly does not hurt your cause to bring in the legendary, Grammy Award-winning Tim Armstrong to produce, nor does it do harm to have the Grammy Award-winning Tom Lord-Alge (Blink-182, Weezer) handling mixing duties. Together, the pair helmed the 12-track Fight the Good Fight, and helped the band to channel the raw energy of their inspired live performances into the recording, which was done almost entirely to tape.

Fight the Good Fight kicks off to a Ska-licious anthem for living like a champion and never breaking down, “Title Holder,” with its positively uplifting infectiousness. The Rancid influence here is strong and, while like so many songs of the genre, this is a rather simplistic little ditty, it is also a fully enjoyable, dance-able creation that will force a smile onto your face! Next, The Interrupters invite listeners to try not to clap along to “So Wrong,” a catchy apology from a not-perfect individual to the lover who they wronged.