Showing posts with label folk punk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label folk punk. Show all posts

Friday, 22 July 2022

Johnny Hobo And The Freight Trains


Johnny Hobo And The Freight Trains was a folk punk project helmed by Pat The Bunny (Pat Schneeweis) that were active from 2000 to 2007. They were mostly based out of Brattleboro, Vermont. I know I've covered two of Pat's other major projects, Wingnut Dishwashers Union and Ramshackle Glory, so while revisiting Love Songs For The Apocalypse, I figured it only fitting to include his first major project on here as well. Anybody familiar with Pat's other work is most likely familiar with this band, and if not they've got a pretty good idea of what to expect going into it. Songs about politics, religion, anarchism, alcoholism, drug abuse, isolation, homelessness, DIY and punk rock are his go-to topics, all of which are present in Johnny Hobo. He's got a penchant for writing quick-witted yet honest and vulnerable songs, all with four chords and vocals that demand to be shouted along to. On some recorded material, they utilized a variety of instruments, including drums, trumpets, and harmonicas, but when touring, it was mostly just Pat and an acoustic guitar.

There's a good chunk of material here, some with overlapping tracks, various compilations and live stuff, etc. so I've included some notes beneath a few of them as a guide to what's what. If you're just starting out though, their side of Love Songs For The Apocalypse is probably the best batch of songs. It's also included on the compilation Fight Like Hell, which also includes the majority of the tracks from various EPs. Caught In The Act Of Not Being Awesome and Live At Bandit H.Q. are probably their most popular live releases, both of which are worth your time. Enjoy.

1. Skimming Bakunin
2. Church Hymn For The Condemned
3. Fuck The Dictionary
4. FLESREYLLIK
5. Only Two Of My Best Friends Are Actual People
6. Untitled
7. If By "Emo" You Mean "Drugs"
8. I'm So Punk I Hate Punk
9. Below Good And Evil
10. D.I.Y. Orgasms
11. Put Arsenic In The Frosting Next Time

1. Only Two Of My Best Friends Are Actual People
2. Church Hymn For The Condemned
3. Fuck The Dictionary
4. D.I.Y. Orgasms
5. Below Good And Evil
6. I'm So Punk I Hate Punk
7. Put Arsenic In The Frosting Next Time
8. Untitled
9. PUNKROCKANARCHY

1. New Mexico Song
2. Fuck Cops
3. Not My Revolution (Oi! Oi! Oi!)

1. "No Trespassing!" Waltz
2. Spraypaint And Alleyways
3. Crackhouse Song

1. New Mexico Song
2. Put Arsenic In The Frosting Next Time
3. Harmony Parking Lot
4. Election Song
5. Acid
6. Church Hymn For the Condemned
7. Whiskey Is My Kind Of Lullaby
8. D.I.Y. Orgasms

Note: Live album

1. Captain Chaos - I Figured Out How I Feel About You
2. Captain Chaos - Figure 8
3. Captain Chaos - The Devil And My Grandpa
4. Captain Chaos - A Song For Tomorrow
5. Captain Chaos - I Dare You To Live Forever
6. Captain Chaos - Oh Sister
7. Captain Chaos - Up The Punks
8. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - New Mexico Song
9. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Election Song
10. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Church Hymn For The Condemned
11. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - D.I.Y. Orgasms
12. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - The Politics Of "Holy Shit I Just Cut My Hand On A Broken Bottle"

1. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - New Mexico Song
2. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Church Hymn For The Condemned
3. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Whiskey Is My Kind Of Lullaby
4. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Acid Song
5. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Election Song
6. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - I Want Cancer For Christmas
7. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Harmony Parking Lot Song
8. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - Untitled
9. Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains - D.I.Y. Orgasms
10. Mantits - The Extinction Of The Human Race
11. Mantits - Kicking Your Shins
12. Mantits - Fear Makes The World Go 'Round
13. Mantits - World War 3
14. Mantits - Righteous Indignation Saved The World
15. Mantits - Ode To Freedom
16. Mantits - Kill Me In My Sleep
17. Mantits - So Long To The Ice Cream Bars
18. Mantits - Bitter Hole In The Wall

1. Free As The Rent We Don't Pay
2. Johnny Hobo Is Dead
3. Skaggy
4. Crackhouse Song
5. Tampa Bay Song
6. No Trespassing Waltz
7. Where Is My Coffee (Where Is It?)

1. New Mexico Song (Part)
2. Free As The Rent We Don't Pay (Part)
3. Whiskey Is My Kind Of Lullaby
4. DIY Orgasms
5. Where Is My Coffee
6. Green St.
7. Wagon Wheel
8. Harmony Parking Lot Wheel
9. Acid Song
10. Color In Your Cheeks
11. Going To Georgia
12. This Year
13. Tampa Bay Song
14. Fuck Cops Intro, Into Skaggy
15. No Trespassing Waltz
16. Crackhouse Song
17. Sellout Song

1. Free As The Rent We Don't Pay
2. (You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)
3. Harmony Parking Lot
4. Whiskey Is My Kind Of Lullaby
5. Acid Song
6. New Mexico Song
7. DIY Orgasms
8. Where Is My Coffee (Where Is It?)

1. New Mexico Song
2. Put Arsenic In The Frosting Next Time
3. Harmony Parking Lot Song
4. Election Song
5. Acid Song
6. Church Hymn For The Condemned
7. Whiskey is My Kind Of Lullaby
8. D.I.Y. Orgasms
9. As Free As The Rent We Don't Pay
10. Sellout Song
11. Skaggy
12. Crackhouse Song
13. Tampa Bay Song
14. No Trespassing! Waltz
15. Where Is My Coffee? (Where Is It?)

Note: Includes Love Songs For The Apocalypse and Chaos Infiltration Squad

1. New Mexico Song
2. Church Hymn For The Condemned
3. Whiskey Is My Kind Of Lullaby
4. Acid Song
5. Election Song
6. I Want Cancer For Christmas
7. Harmony Parking Lot Song
8. Untitled
9. DIY Orgasms
10. **Previously Unreleased Demo**
11. No Trespassing Waltz
12. Spray Paint & Alleyways (Crackhouse Song)
13. Homebum Song
14. Fuck Cops
15. Not My Revolution (Oi! Oi! Oi!)
16. As Free As The Rent We Don't Pay
17. Skaggy
13. Tampa Bay Song
14. Where Is My Coffee? (Where Is It?)
15. Sellout Song
16. No Trespassing Waltz - alternate
17. **Fuck Cops-alternate version (digital only)
18. **New Mexico Song-demo (digital only)
19. ** New Mexico Song-demo #2 (digital only)
20. **Church Hymn For The Condemned-demo (digital only)
21. **Election Song-demo (digital only)
22. **Harmony Parking Lot Song-demo (digital only)
23. **D.I.Y. Orgasms-demo (digital only)
24. *​*​I Want Cancer For Christmas​-​demo (digital only)
25. **The Politics Of Holy Shit I Just Cut My Hand On A Broken Bottle
26. **No Trespassing Walts-demo (digital only)

Note: Includes Love Songs For The Apocalypse, All Power To The Wingnuts!Easter Sunday Hangover EP, Chaos Infiltration Squad, and various demos

Thursday, 10 March 2016

Wingnut Dishwashers Union


Wingnut Dishwashers Union was a folk-punk project started by Pat The Bunny in 2007 and disbanded in 2009. Pat The Bunny is a Brattleboro, Vermont-based (later on Tucson, Arizona) musician who known for his numerous projects, most notably Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains, Ramshackle Glory, some solo stuff, and of course, Wingnut Dishwashers Union, among other projects he's been involved in but not the central member of.

This band in particular was formed just after his first major (and arguably most well-known) project Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains. Though his first project featured numerous collaborators, Wingnut Dishwashers Union was a mostly solo effort, with occasional collaborations. Thus, most songs are just Pat's voice and acoustic guitar, or in other words, shouted words and slammed strings. His songs pretty much all revolve around being a burned out, strung out anarchist, but somehow still manage to be personable and relatable. Simply put, this is one of Pat's best projects, and the one that introduced me to him. I've meaning to upload some of his stuff for years at this point, so I'll make an effort to add more soon. Enjoy.

1. Picking Sides
2. No Future
3. Stop Being So Cool And Get Silly
4. Jesus Does The Dishes
5. For A Girl I Met in Rhinelander, WI
6. Love Song
7. Sellout Song
8. Come On, Feel The Noise!
9. Ain't Nobody's Business (But My Own)
10. Smoke Bongs/Sing Songs, Lost At Sea!

1. Picking Sides
2. Reason To Breathe
3. Free And Alone
4. Jesus Does The Dishes
5. For A Girl In Rhinelander, WI
6. Pop Jam
7. Stop Being So Cool
8. Ain't Nobodies Business (But My Own)

1. Wingnut Dishwashers Union - Reason To Breathe
2. Wingnut Dishwashers Union - Free And Alone
3. Wingnut Dishwashers Union - Fuck Shit Up (Wa-na-na)
4. James K. Polk And The Family Of Friends - Pumble Bears Cloud Maker
5. James K. Polk And The Family Of Friends - Rusty Nave Blankly

1. Picking Sides
2. Reason To Breathe
3. Free And Alone
4. Jesus Does The Dishes
5. For A Girl In Rhinelander, WI
6. FM Bands
7. Just Because I Don't Say Anything (Doesn't Mean I Got Nothing to Say)
8. Ain't Nobodies Business (But My Own)

1. Never Trust A Man (Who Plays Guitar)
2. Free And Alone
3. Fuck Shit Up! (Whananana)
4. Reason To Breathe
5. Do You Wanna Go To Party Town?
6. Alley Cat
7. Trash Rules Everything
8. Picking Sides
9. Love Song
10. Jesus Does The Dishes
11. No Future (Road Song)
12. For A Girl In Rhinelander, WI
13. Stop Being So Cool
14. Ain't Nobody's Business
15. Lost At Sea (Live w/ Saw)

1. Proudhon In Manhattan
2. Never Trust A Man (Who Plays Guitar)
3. Fuck Shit Up! (Whanananananana)
4. Fuck Every Cop (Who Ever Did His Job)
5. Urine Speaks Louder Than Words
6. Picking Sides
7. Jesus Does the Dishes
8. Just Because I Don't Say Anything (Doesn't Mean I Got Nothing to Say)
9. For a Girl in Rhinelander, WI
10. My Idea of Fun

Sunday, 3 May 2015

AJJ (Andrew Jackson Jihad)


Andrew Jackson Jihad (now officially shortened to AJJ) are a folk punk band from Phoenix, Arizona that formed in 2004. The band's main members are Sean Bonnette (vocals/guitar) and Ben Gallaty (bass/vocals). In addition to those two, they have a revolving door of collaborators, though have settled on a solid live line-up in the past few years. They've put out a ton of music (as you can see), and have worked with some incredibly notable labels such as Plan-It-X, Asian Man, and most recently, SideOneDummy.


Musically, they've progressed quite a bit since their early days. Their first few demos and first album, Candy Cigarettes And Cap Guns consisted of nothing but spastic acoustic guitar strumming and walking upright bass lines, plus some percussion and incredibly energetic vocals, which are incredibly distinct. Their early lyrics are very morbid and satirical, which would continue to be a major part of AJJ's sound. The band's sophomore album, People Who Can Eat People Are The Luckiest People In The World continued with the guitar/bass dynamic, but added a few more instruments, most prominently a banjo on some songs. The songwriting is more refined and focused on personal issues, though still has the same dark sense of humour. This is arguably their best album, but that is entirely up for debate, of course. Their third album, Can't Maintain is quite different from the prior ones. The most notable addition is the use of electric instruments, though almost all the songs are still acoustic, and very folky. The songs on this album are much sadder than the prior ones, and they started showing signs of emotion in their wit. Knife Man, the band's fourth album, is the one that really shed a light on them. It is a massive departure from their earlier stuff, since it used a ton of different instruments, and the punk influence really started to show on some of the songs. Lyrically, they've become experts on putting the world down, while bringing themselves down with it. In 2014, they released Christmas Island, which they recorded with their live band. Therefore, there's a lot of instrumentation on each of these songs, which is very different from their acoustic-only origins. This album is a lot more indie/pop orientated, as they experiment with new sounds and effects.


Andrew Jackson Jihad are one of the best bands in recent years that I could possibly recommend, and are definitely a personal favourite for me, as I'm sure they are for many of you. Their songwriting is incredibly captivating, and they have the ability to take traditional folk and punk chord progressions and turn them into ingenius songs about self-deprecation and introspection, but also social commentaries through wit and humour. Basically, they flat-out kick ass. I know there's a lot of material to go through, so I figured I'd mention the "essentials". They are their five full-lengths, Candy Cigarettes & Cap Guns, People Who Can Eat People Are The Luckiest People In The World, Can't Maintain, Knife Man, and Christmas Island. As for splits, the ones with Ghost Mice, Partners In 818, and O Pioneers!!! are probably best, and the essential EP's would be Only God Can Judge Me, French Quarter/French Jihad, and Operation Stackola. Regardless, best band, best jams, listen to it all, enjoy.

1. My Father Didn't Love Me
2. Ladykiller
3. The Cigarette Song
4. Who Would Jesus Fuck Up?

1. Dad
2. Ladykiller
3. Cigarette
4. Jesus
5. Smokin'
6. F.W.P.

1. Father
2. Ladykiller
3. Jesus
4. Cigarette
5. God Made Dirt

1. Cigarettes
2. Be Afraid Of Jesus
3. I Love You
4. Scenesters
5. Daddy Didn't Love Me
6. Fuck White People
7. God Made Dirt
8. Lady Killer
9. Fly My Ass
10. Most Aborted Father
11. You Don't Want To Fuck With Me

1. Brave As A Noun
2. Survival
3. Murderer
4. People
5. Randy's House
6. Power Plant

1. Ladykiller
2. Survival Song
3. Scene Unity
4. Be Afraid Of Jesus
5. Bad Bad Things
6. Love Song Medley
7. People
8. Going to Georgia (The Mountain Goats cover)
9. Personal Space Invader

1. Intro
2. Smoking Again
3. Fresh
4. Skipping Stone
5. Another Beer
6. Neber
7. Sheriff Ochs
8. Quarter
9. Fucking Science
10. DPS

1. Skipping Stone
2. Bang, Bang, Bang
3. Wild Birds
4. Rejoice
5. Waltz
6. Nature
7. No More Tears
8. Bells & Whistles
9. Buffalo
10. LA
11. Let's Get Murdered
12. Mental Health Waltz
13. Murderer
14. No Mas Tears
15. People
16. Personal
17. Posicore
18. Powerplant
19. Real Suck Cess
20. Suck Cess
21. Survival

1. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Little Brother
2. Andrew Jackson Jihad - The Pacific To Be Specific
3. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Rejoice!
4. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Ryan Stephenson Is: "Nature's President"
5. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Una Mas Cerveza Por Favor
6. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Freedom Tickler
7. Flaspar - Starting Over
8. Flaspar - Sharp Angles
9. Flaspar - Self-Described
10. Flaspar - Bye Bye Succubi
11. Golden Boots - Blue Light City
12. Golden Boots - Ghost Machine
13. Golden Boots - Population Loan
14. Golden Boots - It's A Wonderful Lie
15. Golden Boots - Little Bird
16. Golden Boots - Magnolia Sunset
17. Golden Boots - Rats From The Hounds
18. Golden Boots - Rotten Fruit
19. Golden Boots - Heave Ho
20. Golden Boots - Sacred Thing

1. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Little Prince (El Principito)
2. Andrew Jackson Jihad - We Shall All Die Along Some Day
3. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Forest Fire
4. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Let Us Get Murdered
5. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Lightning Bolt
6. Andrew Jackson Jihad - All The Dead Kids
7. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Unicorn
8. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Power Plant
9. Ghost Mice - Oh Me, Oh Me
 10. Ghost Mice - The Moon Will Rise
11. Ghost Mice - Song For Tomorrow
12. Ghost Mice - Survival
13. Ghost Mice - Cementville
14. Ghost Mice - Critical Hit
15. Ghost Mice - This Heart Of Mine
16. Ghost Mice - Please Quit Smoking Mom

1. Rejoice!
2. Brave As A Noun
3. Survival
4. Bad Bad Things
5. No More Tears
6. Bells & Whistles
7. Randy's House
8. A Song Dedicated to the Memory of Stormy the Rabbit
9. People II: The Reckoning
10. Personal Space Invader
11. People

1. David J. Is A Sickness
2. Love My Children

1. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Deep Dark Basement
2. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Hate And Kill
3. Andrew Jackson Jihad - S.O.S.
4. Partners In 818 - Dogless, Not Topless
5. Partners In 818 - Roop + Charlie
6. Partners In 818 - Red Shark VS Levinia

8. Dipping Things In Stuff

1. Darkest Heart
2. Jesus Saves
3. Humans Kittens
4. Growing Up
5. Candle In The Wind (Ben's Song)
6. Guilt: The Song
7. I Am So Mad At You

1. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Two-Headed Boy (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
2. Cobra Skulls - Subterranean Homesick Blues (Bob Dylan cover)

1. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Island Song
2. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Growing Up (Early Version)
3. Apocalypse Meow - Rehab
4. Apocalypse Meow - Where Would Jesus Work?

1. Mischief Brew - Punx Win (Electric)
2. Mischief Brew - Punx Win (Acoustic)
 3. Andrew Jackson Jihad - If Jeff Swiney Had A Hammer (Electric)
4. Andrew Jackson Jihad - If Jeff Swiney Had A Hammer (Acoustic)

1. 'Nother Beer
2. Still Smokin'
3. Lucky Strike (Foot Ox)
4. Deep Dark Basement (Spacejam Dub)
5. Sense & Sensibility
6. Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover)
7. Bold With Fire (French Quarter)
8. Skipping Stone

1. Troublemake - Use Six Or Seven Times And Destroy
2. The Legendary San Diego Chargers - Fred And The Kids Are Dead
3. Shang-a-Lang - Don't Bring Him Around
4. Andrew Jackson Jihad - You May Be Right

1. Jesus Saves
2. People II: The Reckoning
3. Rejoice
4. Heartilation
5. Power Plant
6. People

1. Heartilation
2. Self Esteem
3. Love In The Time Of Human Papillomavirus
4. Evil
5. You Don't Deserve Yourself
6. Odle(y) Tyme(y)
7. Kazoo Sonata In C Major
8. We Didn't Come Here To Rock
9. Truckers Are The Blood
10. Love Will Fuck Us Apart
11. Sense, Sensibility
12. Who Are You?
13. White Face, Black Eyes

1. Andrew Jackson Jihad - There's No War In This Love
2. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Fffiresttartterrr
3. The Gunshy - Thanks Buddy
4. The Gunshy - Only Sean Can Judge Me

1. Father's Day - America's Toughest Sheriff
2. Porches - Fascist Burritos
3. Treasure Mammal - Arpayaso
4. Andrew Jackson Jihad - Joe Arpaio Is A Punk

1. Smokin'
2. Jesus
3. Darling, I Love You
4. Scenesters
5. Daddy
6. FWP
7. God Made Dirt
8. Ladykiller
9. Love Song
10. Cigarette
11. Dylan Cook's Theme Song
12. Brave As A Noun
13. Survival
14. Bad Stuff
15. People
16. Randall's House
17. Powerplant
18. I'm Going To Love My Children
19. David J Is A Sickness
20. Pacific To Be Specific
21. Little Brother
22. The Freedom Tickler

1. O Pioneers!!! - Get Rich Or Die Trying Part 2: Forever
2. O Pioneers!!! - Oak Island
3. O Pioneers!!! - Party Time, Yeah
4. Andrew Jackson Jihad - This Is Why I'm Hot
5. Andrew Jackson Jihad - ¡Esto Es Lo Quiero!
6. Andrew Jackson Jihad - We're All Gonna Die

1. The Michael Jordan of Drunk Driving
2. Gift Of The Magi 2: Return Of The Magi
3. American Tune
4. Back Pack
5. Distance
6. Fucc The Devil
7. Hate, Rain On Me
8. Track 8
9. No One
10. Sad Songs (Intermission)
11. Zombie By The Cranberries By Andrew Jackson Jihad
12. People II: Still Peoplin'
13. Sorry Bro
14. Skate Park
15. Free Bird
16. Big Bird

1. Welcome to Daytrotter
2. Heartilation
3. Skipping Stone
4. Hate, Rain On Me
5. Roll Another Number

1. This Is Not A War

1. Hate Song For Brains
2. If Jeff Swiney Had A Hammer
3. Dipping Things In Stuff
4. Hate Stick Hard Party 2
5. Lady Liberty
6. This Is Not A War
7. Joe Arpaio is a Punk
8. Deep Dark Basement
9. Hate + Kill
10. S.O.S. (Off With Their Heads)
11. Fortune Teller (Kepi Ghoulie)
12. Black Dog
13. Love Will Fuck Us Apart
14. Lookin' For Love (Neil Young cover)
15. Drink Another Beer
16. Still Smokin'
17. Lucky Strike (Foot Ox)
18. Deep Dark Basement (Space Jam Dub)
19. Sense + Sensibility
20. Ziggy Starudst (David Bowie cover)
21. Bold With Fire (French Quarter)
22. Skipping Stone

14. Alpha Rats Nest (The Mountain Goats cover)

1. We Didn't Come Here To Rock
2. Distance
3. Inner City Basehead History Teacher
4. You Don't Deserve Yourself
5. Sad Songs
6. I Am So Mad At You
7. Kokopelli Face Tattoo
8. Gift of The Magi 2: Return Of The Magi
9. People II: The Reckoning
10. Bad Bad Things
11. Back Pack
12. Fucc The Devil
13. American Tune
14. Rejoice
15. #armageddon
16. Sense & Sensibility
17. Black Dog
18. People II: Still Peoplin'
19. Heartilation
20. Hate & Kill
21. A Song Dedicated To The Memory Of Stormy The Rabbit
22. Hate, Rain On Me
23. Love Will Fuck Us Apart
24. El Principito
25. Big Bird

1. Temple Grandin
2. Children Of God
3. Do, Re, And Me
4. Coffin Dance
5. Getting Naked, Playing With Guns
6. I Wanna Rock Out In My Dreams
7. Kokopelli Face Tattoo
8. Best Friend
9. Linda Ronstadt
10. Deathlessness
11. Temple Grandin Too
12. Angel of Death

1. All The Dead Kids / VNICRØN

1. Cody's Theme
2. Golden Eagle
3. Junkie Church
4. American Garbage
5. No More Shame, No More Fear, No More Dread
6. Goodbye, Oh Goodbye
7. White Worms
8. My Brain Is A Human Body
9. Terrifyer
10. Small Red Boy
11. When I'm A Dead Boy

1. American Body Rentals
2. Blood, Hatred, Money And Rage 2
3. Border Patrol (Yuma)
4. My Crooked Leg
5. Fuckboi

1. A Poem
2. Normalization Blues
3. Body Terror Song
4. Feedbag
5. No Justice, No Peace, No Hope
6. Mega Guillotine 2020
7. Loudmouth
8. Maggie
9. Psychic Warfare
10. Your Voice, As I Remember It
11. A Big Day For Grimley

1. Strawberry (Probably)
2. Dissonance
3. Moon Valley High
4. Death Machine
5. White Ghosts
6. Disposable Everything
7. The Baby Panda
8. A Thought Of You
9. Candles Of Love
10. I Hate Rock And Roll Again
11. Schadenfreude
12. I Wanna Be Your Dog 2
13. All Of My Woulds
14. In The Valley