DISMISSED by Twenty2
Montreal, Canada band TWENTY2 is happy to announce that our 3rd full length album, DISMISSED, comes out on Thousand Islands Records on July 22! 12 songs of blistering, melodic punk bordering on hardcore featuring Good Riddance members LUKE PABICH, who also co-wrote the album, on guitar & SEAN SELLERS on drums.
How did this album happen, you might ask. Well, in January 2021, original TWENTY2 singer Jon H., isolated & confined, had some songs to write & words to sing (or yell). He decided to try to do the whole thing remotely, which was the style at the time. Why not reach out across the continent to a member of one of his favorite bands & major influence in Luke Pabich of Good Riddance? Lo & behold, Luke was also isolated & had time on his hands. So, this is how this project started. Over the course of the next 6 months, Luke & Jon wrote this album basically over Zoom & a whole lot of Facetime. When it was time to record, Luke asked long-time bandmate Sean Sellers if he would like a piece (he did). So just like that, we were recording.
Sean recorded drums with Cameron Webb at Maple Sounds in Orange County, CA. Luke recorded guitars with Olav Tabatabai at Noise Eater Recordings in Santa Cruz, CA. Jon & Dan recorded vocals & bass with Gautier Marinof at Tone Bender in Montreal, Canada. Now, fresh out of The Blasting Room where Chris Beeble mixed & Jason Livermore mastered, we have our album in hand. And we can’t wait for you to hear it!
In our humble opinion, these songs turned out great! There’s plenty of hard-hitting hooks in songs like GRUDGE & WHAT SHE DID. Good ol’ fashion fast, dynamic punk songs like SETUP FROM THE START & CONDITIONED. Heavy, hardcore- ish yet melodic songs like BEFORE YOU SAVE US & I KNOW IT’S YOU. With a bit of sweetness in ERASE YOUR FEAR & I’M (NOT) DONE.
Lyric wise. If nothing else, the last few years were great for inspiration. For the first time, Jon wrote a lot on social & political issues that have been obsessing him. Fighting against political & social hypocrisies & censorship, while standing up for free speech. As well & as usual, personal matters were explored, such as losing people you love, getting betrayed by people you trust(ed), trying to make sense of your own brain, & breaking up with social media.
Tracklist
| 1. | PRE-CONDITIONED | 0:44 |
| 2. | CONDITIONED | 2:53 |
| 3. | UNDERNEATH | 2:44 |
| 4. | SETUP FROM THE START | 2:41 |
| 5. | GRUDGE | 2:45 |
| 6. | ERASE YOUR FEAR | 2:45 |
| 7. | FUCK YOUR RULES | 3:00 |
| 8. | BEFORE YOU SAVE US | 1:19 |
| 9. | I'M (NOT) DONE | 2:37 |
| 10. | ADULTEEN | 1:19 |
| 11. | I KNOW IT'S YOU | 1:49 |
| 12. | WHAT SHE DID | 3:02 |
| 13. | OUT OF MY HEAD | 3:51 |
Credits
Vocals: Jon H.
Guitar: Luke Pabich
Bass: Dan Cole
Drums: Sean Sellers
