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The groups first release, Our Fathers Sent Us (TKO, 2000) gave hint that this “side project” would prove to be more than just that. Their debut full length A Melody Of Retreads and Broken Quills(BYO, 2001), threw out all punk rock convention. They put down 15 tracks that stopped all comparisons to each members’ other band. This, unlike anything they had recorded, stood on it’s own, pared down and simple, a soul bearing tribute to such predecessors as the Pogues and even a little Johnny Cash.
Next came their 3rd album, My Pappy Was A Pistol (BYO, 2005). With 4 years since their last release, the group had time to incubate and hit their stride. They ramped up musicianship, the songwriting, and churned out what is well regarded as a classic amongst the underground masses. With Spider Stacy of the Pogues guesting on the album, they (ifll in the blank) And now, with the companion album, their fourth full length, I’m A Son Of A Gun set to be released March 28, 2007 via BYO Records, they’ve rounded it all out. More hints that their time machine goes back, not forward.
With FTB, we all get what we’ve been wishing for. Songs that are not disposable. Songs that are heartfelt and real. No fuss, no frills, just good ‘ol fashioned songwriting.
“I’M A SON OF A GUN”
What the folks are saying about FTB
“…for people who revel in punk’s spirit, its soul and its human side” – Aversion.com
“…Johnny, Darius, and Spike – all together are current punk’s answer to Johnny Cash.” – Razorcake Magazine
“…My Pappy Was A Pistol effortlessly glides from Chieftans-like Ballads to Who-like ‘60s pop, and is put together in way that only world-wise punk rockers could be capable of doing” – Alternative Press Magazine
“The Bastards, perhaps a rough-hewn answer to The Pogues, achieve something of a minor coup with My Pappy, creating that atmosphere of drifting, drinking and camaraderie that modern folk-rock accompanies so well.” – Ottowa Express
