{"title":"Music","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dead-pioneers-dead-pioneers","title":"Dead Pioneers - 'Dead Pioneers'","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFor a limited time you can bundle the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/deadpioneersmerch.com\/products\/dead-pioneers-dead-pioneers-tee\" title=\"'Dead Pioneers' Tee\"\u003e'Dead Pioneers' Tee\u003c\/a\u003e with the new Crystal Clear pressing and receive 15% off the t-shirt! Just add both items to your cart, no code necessary.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Being embarrassed to be a white American has never been a bigger visceral, laugh filled, joy than when I’m listening to Dead Pioneers. If you think truth needs a great soundtrack… look no further than Dead Pioneers.”\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eShepard Fairey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band, fronted by acclaimed visual and performance artist Gregg Deal, suggest that the overarching theme of the album is 'an introduction to the band itself'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated with a DIY disposition and the 'love of a scene that saves lives', they reel off a roll call of marginalised groups and protected characteristics:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Indigenous rights, Black rights, Brown rights, Asian rights, Gay rights, Trans rights, Workers rights and beyond...\"\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is central to their identity and focus, saying that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"with a North American Indigenous person as the vocalist, being unapologetically upfront on the social, political and cultural side of things doesn’t seem necessary, but paramount to the overall tone of the band.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusical touchstones are varied, ranging from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Flag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Minutemen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evia\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuicidal Tendencies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRage Against The Machine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Dispute\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIdles\u003c\/em\u003e. Thematically, as much as sonically, it channels the taut energy and directed rage of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFugazi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHenry Rollins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat their peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDead Pioneers are here now, continuing to ask questions and stand up for the voiceless. 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