Dead Pioneers - Wagon Burner - CD

Dead Pioneers, the Indigenous fronted punk-rock band from Denver CO, are preparing to unleash their third album 'Wagon Burner', set for release on June 26th via Hassle Records. Dead Pioneers is rooted in a 2020 piece called The Punk Pan-Indian Romantic Comedy, a deeply personal work that dealt with vocalist Gregg Deal's cultural upbringing. Following an embryonic performance of the piece, Deal secured a grant to expand it to include music created especially for the work. A miraculous, natural chemistry made this supposed one-off project an actual band almost as soon as they cut what became their 2023 self-titled debut album. What followed was "a series of strange accidents" that led to the group signing to Hassle, befriending Jello Biafra and touring with kindred spirits like Pennywise, Propaghandi, even Pearl Jam.

Described by Deal as "more collaborative", it's a heavier, harder but also more accessible set, vicious hooks scattered among the punk-rock melee and guest appearances by kindred spirits Cheap Perfume (on the righteous 'Nazi Teeth'), The Interrupters (on the shout-a-long anthem 'Never Alone') and, bringing it back to the group's beginnings, Sleaford Mods (on the searing slow-burn of 'The Worst Among Us'). The world might be darkening by the day, but Dead Pioneers are rising to that miserable occasion, casting their empowering light into the gloom.

Dead Presidents
Nazi Teeth
A Message From Mr. Bell
No Kings
Animals That Roam The Earth
Never Alone
The Worst Among Us
Seeing Red
Circle Jerk The Wagons
Zealots
Nobody
LFG