Hassle Records To Reissue Dead Pioneers Self Titled Debut Album

Hassle Records have announced that they have signed Dead Pioneers to their roster and will be re-issuing their self-titled debut album, Dead Pioneers, on the 16th August on limited edition coke bottle green vinyl and digital formats. Coming in at a lithe 22 minutes with only one of the twelve tracks exceeding three minutes, is almost over before it begins, but covers a huge amount of ground in that time. Musical touchstones are varied, ranging from Black Flag and The Minutemen via Suicidal Tendencies and Rage Against The Machine through to La Dispute or Idles. Thematically, as much as sonically, it channels the taut energy and directed rage of Fugazi or Henry Rollins at their peak.

“We were told about Dead Pioneers a couple of months ago by a good friend who works in the music industry. They sent it to us saying they thought we’d be a really great fit for the music in a label capacity. We listened and looked into the band and the culture around the band and totally agreed. Their music is an excellent way of presenting not just indigenous peoples issues, but all marginalised peoples issues. With a UK election in a few weeks and a US one in November it feels like now is the time to be spreading Dead Pioneers message as wide as is possible.”