The Punk Site 2023 Top 40: #4 The Dwarves – Concept Album

Keeping in tune with the general theme of misfits and ne’er do wells, at number 4 in The Punk Site’s 2023 Top 40 are The Dwarves with their 14th full length, Concept Album, that was released in November via Greedy Worldwide and MVD Entertainment Group. Punk rock veterans The Dwarves returned with a sprawling genre defying trip through the underbelly of rock & roll, pop, punk, thrash, garage, surf, metal and experimental noise with their trademark transgressive lyrics and shocking visual imagery.

Featuring the celebrity drumming of Josh Freese (Foo Fighters / The Vandals) and dozens of rock luminaries the high production value and low brow humor of the Dwarves is a breath of fresh air amidst the cookie cutter cryfest of cancellation modern rock has become. And if you’re not careful, you just might catch something. Concept Album features 20 instant classics, 26 if you get the CD, from the undisputed masters of punk rock and all points in between!

Dig the groovy cover shot by F. Scott Schafer adorning a sprawling cinematic mantlepiece destined to last a lunchtime. For forty years the Dwarves have shocked and mystified audiences across the globe with their unique blend of punk, garage, thrash and experimental music. Hailing from the Midwest, they settled in San Francisco in the mid 1980’s, played over a thousand shows, released 14 full length records and appeared in the soundtracks for hundreds of films, television shows, skate videos and multimedia presentations.

With a revolving cast of memorable characters and brutal live musicians, singer Blag Dahlia has carved out legendary status declaring the Dwarves, ”the last punk band!”.