Dicks - Hate The PoliceThis summer marks 40 years since the release of what we feel is onethe most important singles in American punk history. Fronted by an aggressive, openly gay, unrepentant communist, THE DICKS were an elemental force in the early 80s Texas punk scene. Their influence on countless musicians, artists and activists world wide four decades later can be felt today. Sadly, instead of being an interesting artifact from a troubled time long since past, "Hate

it also coincides with his fiftieth birthday

which told the story of a date rape

trusting their musical instincts and intuition

But it was previously only available as a rehearsal room run-through on long deleted EP The Third Day or as a live version on Legal Bootleg album Recycling Sherwood Forest

that finally makes available some of the rarest and most desired British Jazz recordings of the 60s” ****Shindig

”The release of Find A Light culminates a series of breakthrough years for the Atlanta-based band following the release of 2016’s acclaimed album

Madlib making beats in a former bomb shelter downstairs

resplendent with sparkling back-up vocals and warmly melodic

like Ian Makaye's poignant piano ballad

a brooding and ethereal creation

they nailed it here

fascinating new textures