Western Addiction Return With New Album “Psychedelic Munitions”

Bay Area punk veterans Western Addiction have returned with Psychedelic Munitions, their long-awaited fourth full length and first new album since 2020, that is out now via Fat Wreck Chords. The album finds the band sharpening their signature blend of melodic hardcore and razor-sharp riffs, into the type of dynamic, angst-ridden story-telling the world could use a little more of. Alongside the release of their new album the band have shared a brand new video for The First Witch.

“We’re really proud of Psychedelic Munitions. Three years of grinding work went into making our fourth album. A lot of thought goes into every aspect of the songs. We all love music and hold strong opinions about what we put our names on and what’s good enough to put out into the world. That’s why it takes us so long to make records; we always strive to put together something we’d want to listen to ourselves and is worthy of people’s time. Most of our songs are about timeless issues – respecting others, inequality of wealth, the dangers of capitalism, the underdogs of history, depression, food waste, the underserved, etc. We’re definitely in a “let them eat cake” moment and we hate it. All of these themes are played out through characters and context (depressed cowboys, paintings, photographs, etc.). There’s a bit more melody this time, shorter songs, more immediacy, and we even put a country song through the W/A riff chipper to see what came out the other side.”