Self Defense Family Announce Debut Live Album “Law Of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Today”

Self Defense Family have announced their first ever live album, Law of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Tonight, that is due out on August 4th via Landland Colportage. Law of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Tonight documents three revelatory 2019 performances in Brooklyn, Boston and Philadelphia. Like all great live records, Law of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Tonight captures a moment in time, offering a glimpse of the unique energy of this nine-piece Self Defense Family lineup at their best.

Recorded across three shows, then mixed by Jon Markson, the album draws on 11 songs from across their sprawling catalog, along with a cover of Neil Young‘s On The Beach, and plenty of endearing stage banter from vocalist Patrick Kindlon (Drug Church). To mark the announcement, the band have shared the set’s captivating opener, I’m Going Through Some Shit, from their 2011 single of the same name. 

“We’d been playing as a six-piece-sometimes-seven-piece-sometimes-more for awhile. It was an ambitious time. Very few of us are technically great musicians, so there was a problem-solving element to the whole thing. And we made it work, sometimes fantastically. We thought it important to document that. Otherwise, nobody would believe we pulled it off.” (Patrick Kindlon)