Red Dons

***REISSUED!!! Five years after their seminal Fake Meets Failure LP, Red Dons delivered their junior album, The Dead Hand of Tradition. A lot happened in that half-decade. Two of the band’s core members, Douglas Burns and Hajji Husayn, left their hometown Portland, Oregon (for Chicago and London, respectively), and recorded and released a slew of singles on labels like Grave Mistake and Dirtnap (including a collaboration with TV Smith of UK punk legends The Adverts). Despite the distance between them, they toured regularly in North America and Europe. In early 2015, Red Dons reconvened in Portland to record The Dead Hand of Tradition at Buzz Or Howl Studios, the same establishment where they recorded the album’s predecessor. It featured ten tracks of their signature dark, driving, melodic punk rock. The formula of their distinctive songwriting hadn't changed, but matured as a result of having five more nomadic years under their belts. These new experiences only added to the themes of alienation, emigration, and loss present in their music. With Red Dons stalwart Richard Joachim on drums and Ruby Sparks of The Stops on guitar.