The (Young) Pioneers from Richmond, VA, fire up ragged blasts of blues-infused punk rock on their heroic-sounding record Free the (Young) Pioneers Now!, which combines Civil War imagery and Southern politics with raging punk numbers equipped with handclaps, a harmonica, sax, and organ. Some of the lyrics are provocative, such as "We're all jumping and shouting and full of sin/And we dream (of an albatross)/All the little babies born to young lovers/Die at the hands of bad jobs" from "Drown in the James," and there are two great covers, the Impression's "Meeting Over Yonder" and Impatient Youth's "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition."
Tracklist:
1. Ballad of The (young) Pioneers
2. Downtown Tragedy
3. The Movement Loves You
4. Meeting Over Yonder
5. Seven Days in May
6. Drown in The James
7. Talking'to Johnny Law Blues
8. We Ain't Even Married
9. Last Day Message
10. We Don't Believe in Criminals
11. I.D.S.T
12. Citizen Soldier
13. Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition
14. Alarms And Sirens
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