The Mendozaz Release “An American Werewolf In London, Ontario”

Toronto’s The Mendozaz return with An American Werewolf in London, Ontario, the second advance single from their upcoming eight-song concept EP, The Completely Fictional History of This Great Nation of Canada, that is due out on November 3rd via Cartridge Heart. Landing somewhere between the sly humor of The Dead Milkmen, the sharp hooks of early Green Day, and the storytelling chaos of Pup, the track turns pulp horror into pogo-ready Punk. It’s a love song gone feral, a cross-border romance with teeth, and a perfect showcase of The Mendozaz‘s ability to make fast, loud music that’s as funny as it is catchy. The lyrics follow a Michigan werewolf riddled with anxiety over his murderous moonlit escapades, fearful that his crimes will end with deportation and exile from his true love across the Ambassador Bridge. Pairing the bite of horror movie carnage with the bounce of late-90s Pop Punk, nodding to everything from Big Shiny Tunes radio staples to Fat Wreck Chords samplers without ever losing their own anarchic voice.

“It’s an epic tale of forbidden inter-species romance spread across the border. It was supposed to be some menacing, proggy thing but the peppy, infectious vocal hook won out and here we are. Classic example of heart over head. Kind of like our werewolf friend.” (frontman Jonny Mendoza)

The Mendozaz will be on tour In Canada next month in support of the The Completely Fictional History of This Great Nation of Canada, kicking off on November 7th at Ottowa’s House of Targ and running through to a finale in Toronto on December 19th at the Bovine Sex Club.