Edito de Death To IdealismThe Red Dons are the continuation of the Observers. After members abruptly left the band in 2005, Douglas Burns, the Observers? lead singer, artist, and primary songwriter teamed up with Hajji Husayn to continue on with the band. Next, Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls) on guitar and re-named this new line-up the Red Dons.
Death to Idealism is the group?s first full-lenght album, and is perfect for fans of the Vicious, No Hope For the Kids, Gorilla Angreb, Clorox Girls, and of course the Observers. Autobiographical and cryptic in nature, this four song EP examines life in the Middle-East juxtaposed to the punk rock community. Similar hypocrisies, guile, and fundamentalist behavior are found in both worlds but escape is almost impossible.
As to be expected, this record stays in tune with the melancholy, melodic, and sometimes unpredictable punk sounds of the Observers, and even features a song co-written by ex-Observer Johnny Kashani.
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