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Composed of Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Bad Religion, Dag Nasty), Michael
Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, INVSN, The International
Noise Conspiracy), Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) and the newest
member Brendan Canty (Fugazi, Rites of Spring), the band is a veritable posthardcore dream team. However instead of rehashing the past, Expendables is a
reinvention that sees the band dialing back the distortion and leaning into the
melodies. The result pairs their unparalleled pedigree with a pop sensibility that's
slightly unexpected and wholly satisfying. "For our last record [2019's FAKE
NAMES]the general infuences were 70's U.K. punk and power-pop; but it wound
up with a little classic rock vibe as well, like the Vibrators meets Aerosmith. We
never saw that coming!" , Baker explains. For Expendables the band enlisted
producer Adam "Atom" Greenspan (IDLES, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Baker explains, "The
pop infuences are a little more out front on this one and the production really
helps it shine. It sounds more direct, more urgent." Expendables is the latest
exchange in a musical conversation that spans four decades. Baker aptly refers
to the lineup of FAKE NAMES as a "mutual admiration society" and says that once
the fve members got in the same room together, it felt as if they had already been
in the band together for years.
Tracklist
Targets
Expendables
Delete Myself
Go
Don’t Blame Yourself
Can’t Take It
Damage Done
Madtown
Caught In Between
Too Little Too Late