{"id":8355,"date":"2022-08-09T17:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8355"},"modified":"2023-01-04T18:23:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T18:23:23","slug":"the-interrupters-continue-their-ascent-with-anthemic-fourth-album-in-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=8355","title":{"rendered":"The Interrupters continue their ascent with anthemic fourth album In The Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ALBUM REVIEW: The Interrupters – In The Wild (Hellcat Records)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade, The Interrupters are a four-piece band from Los Angeles who are at the forefront of a new wave of ska-punk bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Championed by no less an icon than Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, they’ve carved out quite a reputation for themselves as a superb live band – and they’re not too shabby on record either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In The Wild is their fourth studio album after their self-titled 2014 debut, Say It Out Loud<\/em>\u202f(2016) and 2018\u2019s\u202ftour de force,\u202fFight The Good Fight<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also have a live album to their name, Live In Tokyo!<\/em> (reviewed HERE<\/a><\/strong>), which takes the best of their three previous releases.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The shining star at the centre of all they do is frontwoman Aimee, whose bubbly persona and infectious energy makes every show they play a celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flanked by her husband Kevin Bivona (guitar) and his twin brothers Justin (bass) and Jesse (drums), they take their cues from the UK’s late ’70s 2 Tone scene as much as the early ’90s Californian punk scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turbulent past<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It turns out that music has been something of a release for Aimee, as many of the lyrical themes on In The Wild<\/em> comes from her turbulent past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exultant opener Anything Was Better<\/em> references her troubled time in foster care as a youngster, while Jailbird <\/em>addresses her candid feelings on her mental health issues, and Let ‘Em Go<\/em> is about controlling relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skankingly-good As We Live<\/em> features guest vox from the aforementioned Mr Armstrong and ska icon Rhoda Dakar from The Bodysnatchers, while upbeat, energetic lead single Raised By Wolves<\/em> showcases everything that’s enjoyable about The Interrupters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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