Producer-bassist Austin Luther's approach to recording gear is properly punk: mix $50 microphones with $500 ones because "it doesn't matter if you have nice gear or a pro studio; what matters is that the songs are actually good."

This isn't just budget recording, though: it's a declaration of independence wrapped in cable ties and determination. "I don't think we will do it on our own forever, but this way of doing it is all we've ever known," Kinnon explains. "If we're going to enter a new way with LP 2, then why not close this chapter how we started it? DIY, raw, and on our terms."

The band's recent history reads pure punk rock fairytale. Fresh from demolishing America alongside Bayside in May 2024, they conquered the nation with zero safety net, doing it all "without a TM [tour manager] or FOH [front of house] or merch person or driver or anything, just the three of us, a drummer, and a lot of Nickleback during late-night drives." Nothing says dedication quite like surviving on a diet of energy drinks and Chad Kroeger.

Their latest single, 'HAMMS IN A GLASS', was born from that most relatable of disasters – getting pulled over by a motorcycle cop while rushing to meet your managers. "So that on top of just a typical week from hell, I immediately went home and wrote 'HAMMS'," Kinnon recalls. "I walked in and thought, 'If I were having a bad week, and put a song on to thrash my frustrations out to, what would that song sound like?'" The answer? Three minutes of glorious fury that'll make any traffic violation worth it.

The album itself stands as a carefully curated museum of their evolution, featuring everything from 'Father Figure' EP favourites to fresh cuts forged in tour van purgatory. The recording process became an endurance test, particularly post-tour. "Really living up to our DIY reputation," Kinnon notes. "So going from doing that all on our own to making our biggest release to date all on our own, burnout happened quickly." The silver lining? As Kinnon puts it, "When the going got tough, I could cry in the comfort of my own home." Never underestimate the therapeutic value of sobbing next to your own amplifiers.

Each track on the record tells its own story of growth and reinvention. Take the reimagined versions of 'Subaru' and 'Wlbrn St Tvrn': proof that sometimes the best way forward is to go back and do it right. "The original versions are not my drumming, and they were triggered," Kinnon explains. "It never sat right with us. Everything after 'Father Figure' is my drumming and raw (no triggers), so we decided to take the time to re-record it all."

Politics get their moment in the spotlight, too, with 'ATTENTION' marking Kinnon's first proper state-of-the-nation address. "As I'm sure you all know, we just had a big election. To me, no matter who won, there will always be a reason to write. It's so much deeper than just who is president." And to the pearl-clutchers wringing their hands about TikTok references in punk lyrics? "I will write about what's going on in real-time and release it and keep that cycle going until I'm dead. No regrets."

The album serves up punk in every possible flavour, a fourteen-course tasting menu of amplifier abuse. "The whole album is under this 'punk-rock' umbrella," Kinnon explains. "So you have songs like 'Swear To God That I'm (FINE)', which leans a little more punk-pop, 'ATTENTION' which is straight up radio punk rock, and then 'HAMMS IN A GLASS' which is just completely punk inspired." It's not genre-bending; it's genre-celebrating: a love letter to every shade of punk that's ever graced a garage.