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“This record is super dark," explains punk super group THE FALCON’s frontman Brendan Kelly (of The Lawrence Arms) of their forthcoming album “Gather Up The Chaps” that is set for a March 18, 2016 release via Red Scare. "I don't know why it turned out like this, but sex, drugs, rock and roll, and death are powerful topics for a reason. I didn't invent or pioneer this kind of album by any stretch of imagination, but it’s what came out of me. I feel like the record has a large dose of self-loathing in it, but also a sense of reveling in bad decisions and gleeful destruction to self and others."

The Falcon has quite the pedigree, which includes the aforementioned Kelly from The Lawrence Arms, Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio), Dave Hause (The Loved Ones), and Neil Hennessy (The Lawrence Arms). The supergroup spent part of the winter cooped up in Chicago's Atlas Studios with producer Dan Tinkler recoding their second full-length album. This 12-song collection is vulgar, dark, risqué, and hilarious. From self-loathing ("War of Colossus"), to being tired of masturbation and confused about sex ("The Skeleton Dance"), to masks and the people that wear them ("The Fighter. The Rube. The Asshole."), to creating your own personal hell on earth ("You Dumb Dildos"), to drug-fueled isolation ("Dead Rose"), “Gather Up The Chaps” covers not only the birds and the bees but also the ugly underbelly of carnal desires and vices.

And as if a new album isn’t enough yet, a tour is currently being routed, so stay tuned for dates!