The long awaited Dillinger Four record is finally done, and the release date is set for my birthday!!! October 14th, 2008. It is called C I V I L W A R.  More information & MP3s will be sent in soon from Fat Wreck Chords.

Don’t forget to check out their tour dates with NOFX this fall.

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As the first band to sign to Fat Wreck Chords and the label’s flagship since its inception, Lagwagon continues to forge a unique path through today’s complex musical landscape. The band maintains a sense of humor about their enviable longevity with the title of their latest offering, but the content of the album is anything but laughable. The new 7-song EP, I Think My Older Brother Used To Listen To Lagwagon, is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed full length, Resolve, released in 2005. They will tour the U.S. & Canada with MXPX, Only Crime, and TAT beginning next week:

09/15/08 Allston, MA at Harpers Ferry
09/16/08 Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore at the Theatre of Living
09/17/08 New York, NY at BB King’s
09/19/08 Detroit, MI at St. Andrews Hall
09/20/08 Chicago, IL at Metro
09/21/08 St. Paul, MN at Station 4
09/23/08 Sauget, IL at Pop’s
09/25/08 Denver, CO at Ogden Theatre
09/26/08 Salt Lake City, UT at In The Venue
09/27/08 Las Vegas, NV at Jillian’s/Neonopolis
09/28/08 West Hollywood, CA at House of Blues
09/30/08 Tempe, AZ at The Clubhouse
10/01/08 San Diego, CA at House of Blues
10/03/08 Anaheim, CA at House of Blues
10/04/08 Petaluma, CA at Phoenix Theatre
10/05/08 San Francisco, CA at Thee Parkside

 
Buy the new CD here (vinyl coming soon).

 
Purchase show tickets here.
Download an MP3 of “Memoirs and Landmines” here.
Buy a ring tone here.

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The Indie Review

By Sean Duregger
June 14, 2008

Artist: No Use For A Name
Album: The Feel Good Record of the Year
Label: Fat Wreck Chords

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No Use For A Name are one of the few major contributors to the 90s punk rock scene still churning out records and touring. With their 9th studio album, The Feel Good Record of the Year, No Use For A Name are showing no signs of slowing down and show us that consistancy can be a good thing. You won’t find any outrageous experimentation or anyone trying to re-define the band. Although there are moments where NUFAN dabble in some mellower territory, The Feel Good Record of the Year is a solid album that gives us a little more diversity, without sacrificing everything we love about NUFAN.

The Feel Good Record of the Year shows NUFAN dabbling in the more mellow side of things, which comes out as a mixed bag and occasionally stalls the momentum of the album. While I enjoy this direction, I feel the album could have gone without the song Kill the Rich which just doesn’t feel like a NUFAN song. Also, being the second to last song, kills the momentum of the album as a whole. That being said, Sleeping Between Trucks is a heartfelt and honest song about the cost of touring; and Ontario offers a nice quiet moment to the album.

No Use For A Name take all the elements that have worked for them throughout their career and molded a satisfying album. Opening with the song Biggest Lie, NUFAN showcase the aggression of earlier albums crossed with the melodies of recent albums. Like most NUFAN albums, it’s hard to single out the great songs on the album. There are so many memorable moments, with each song offering something interesting.

The Feel Good Record of the Year is a great album and holds up along side NUFAN’s impressive career. While some moments work better than others, it’s great to see No Use For A Name branching out and trying new things. Overall, after not hearing anything new from NUFAN for 3 years, The Feel Good Record of the Year is greeted by this reviewer with an enthusiastic “welcome back” and with no signs of slowing down any time soon, I’m looking forward to the next effort already.

Stand Out Tracks:

“Biggest Lie”

“I Want to be Wrong”

“Night of the Living Living”

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