ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS, ‘THE GOOD OLE AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT’, OUT JUNE 12 VIA SIDEONEDUMMY RECORDS.

Boston, MA —After five years without new music, ska-punk legends return louder, freer, and more energized than ever with their 12th full-length album. One of the most enduring and beloved bands in the genre, the Boston institution reunites with ska royalty Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones) and Matt Appleton (Reel Big Fish) — who produced the album — for a record that pushes forward while doubling down on everything that has defined their sound for more than three decades. The first taste of the album arrives now with the new single ‘Whiplash’, accompanied by an official music video. True to BIG D form, the track turns a moment of total chaos into a high-energy, sing-along catharsis. “What would you do if you walked into a room and saw your roommate in bed with your girlfriend?” says vocalist David McWane. “Well, if you want to know the rest of the story, cue up Whiplash!” Video shot & edited by Mike Rickshaw.

For a band now entering its fourth decade, new record is less a victory lap than a mission statement. Reuniting with Gittleman who also engineered the new record and helmed 2021’s ‘Do Your Art’, combo have crafted an album that expands their sound while preserving their unmistakable identity: explosive rhythms, razor-tight horn lines, huge hooks, and McWane’s infectious, working-class optimism. That optimism is the heart of the record. At a time when much of the musical landscape leans toward cynicism, new release is driven by a simple but radical message: love more. The album still carries the band’s long-standing punk ethos, but this time it’s delivered as an invitation — to find joy, to build community, and to lose yourself in the chaos of a live show. More than 30 years in, that philosophy still fuels them — and ‘The Good Ole American Saturday Night’ is the sound of a band that hasn’t lost a step. It’s vibrant, defiant, celebratory, and built to detonate in packed rooms around the world. And with ‘Whiplash’ leading the charge, group are ready to start the next chapter the only way they know how: by bringing the noise.

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