Is it premature to proclaim the debut album from The Sleeveens the early front-runner for 2024 album of the year? Of course! But The Sleveeens did release my #1 single of 2023, and reliable sources have tipped me that the full album is one of the best things to come down the pike in punk music in years. The album comes out on Dirtnap Records February 9th, and Ken has been swell enough to treat us to one little taste. The teaser/advance single is called "Aretha Franklin," and it's another '77-style pub punk rock 'n' roll banger with hooks for days and freaking amazing lyrics. The band describes "Aretha Franklin" as "a song of resistance to all the wickedness, greed, inequality and apartheid in this world." Now that's something I can get behind! If you're a Chiswick/Stiff Records fanatic, you need to be all over this Sleveens album. The song titles alone have me seriously geeking out! Pre-order is live at Dirtnap's Bandcamp!
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