WARNING! WARNING! This is an emergency announcement going out to the entire Aggro-Nation and the entire world: The Aggrolites are BACK with their all-new LP Super Atomic on Pirates Press Records!
In the years since the release of 2019's Reggae Now!, LA's finest purveyors of Dirty Reggae have been on the road non-stop, circling the globe and spreading the Aggro Sound to a world that sorely needs it. "Since Reggae Now!, our band has stayed committed to live entertainment", says lead singer Jesse Wagner. "Refining our musical chemistry and continuing to carry the torch for Dirty Reggae".
With their famously tight playing thus sharpened to a razor's edge from touring, the band entered the studio for the long-awaited follow up to their beloved comeback record bigger and more intentional than ever, and armed with lyrics balancing grit and uplift, weight and light.
The band pushed each other creatively. Recording felt less like experimentation and more like execution. Every part had to earn its place. The songs were written to hit hard live - that energy guided everything. "We trust the groove", remarks Jesse. "That's always been our compass".
Sonically, Super Atomic leans into high-energy grooves while still leaving space for melody and hooks. The band approached this record with more clarity and confidence than ever before.
Lead single "Till the Wheels Fall Off" is a perfect example. "[The song] is about commitment - to the grind, to the music, to the vision. It's all gas, no brakes, says Jesse, adding, "That song captures our live energy better than anything we've done. It's a ride-or-die anthem. Keep going, no matter what".
Meanwhile, Jesse says that "Musical Muse" is "a love letter unknowingly becoming a song dedicated to the one thing that keeps you creating. It felt like the words were being given to me. That's why it says, 'You write for me the sweetest song'. That line is literal".
Super Atomic by The Aggrolites will be blowing up your speakers soon!
FOR FANS OF: THE CLASH | THE SLACKERS | THE SPECIALS | MADNESS | TOOTS & THE MAYTALS
SIDE A:
1. Live By the Code
2. Boots on the Terrace
3. Duck Pon Pond (ft. Man Like Devin)
4. 3I Atlas
5. Back Lock Tight
SIDE B:
6. Super Atomic
7. Till the Wheels Fall Off
8. Run Come Reggae
9. Loud, Loud Love
10. Musical Muse
11. Happiness