We had the privilege recently to check out the amazing new album “The Bastards Live Forever “ from Santa Barbara, CA based Versus The World….. It’s wicked good from start to finish.

You can listen to “The Bastards Live Forever” Here

We have been looking forward to the new album from Versus The World for a while ( We have had May 26th circled on the calendar for quite some time ).

The album which was produced by Cameron Webb and is available via SBÄM records is in our opinion the best way to spend 35 minutes and 44 seconds of your day

Of the album, singer Donald Spence says, “I can’t tell you how much work went into this collection of songs.I’d always been taught that if what you were working on wasn’t (what you thought) was your best… start over. Never put anything into the world that you were not absolutely sure of.”

“The Bastards Live Forever” consists of 11 songs crafted to perfection. VTW’s unique style of melodic post-punk elevates every member’s skill from their other projects including Chris Flippin of Lagwagon. Obviously, Versus The World is not all about musical craft but you can hear a passion and an urge to scream out deeply rooted feelings in every syllable throughout the record.

We were hooked on this record as soon as we heard the first note on “Frank Sinatra “ Front man Donald Spence has given an absolute stellar vocal performance on this record , The band which features members from Lagwagon and Good Riddance are a well oiled post punk outfit that is firing on all cylinders.

This album is a treasure trove of well crafted and well written gems from “Roadsick/Roadsick , “Poison In The Weil “ or “Goin’ Out For Smokes “ ( Which, if you are scoring from home is where the album title “The Bastards Live Forever “ comes from. Oh and the opening drum part? Straight genius. You can watch the video below . We hate picking favorites especially with a record of this caliber. But… The one that stood out to us ( and the one we had on constant repeat ) is “Your Wedding and a Funeral “ This song is a total masterpiece, sonically, lyrically and vocally Perfect

The band has announced some west coast shows and will also be on tour in Europe. You can find details below .

Do yourself a favor and find a good spot and experience the goodness that is “The Bastards Live Forever “ from Versus The World.

West Coast Shows:

June 16 – Long Beach @ Supply and Demand w/ Mercy Music and Love Equals Death

June 17 – Los Angeles @ Permanent Records Roadhouse w/ Mercy Music and Love Equals Death

July 7 – Portland @ Dante’s w/ Diesel Boy

July 8 – Seattle @ El Corazon w/ Diesel Boy

Versus The World will be on tour in Europe this summer.

28.07. Berlin @ Wild At Heart

29.07. Hohenstaufen @ Vert Rock w/ Urethane

30.07. tbc

01.08. Erfurt @ Tiko w/ Urethane

02.08. Brussels @ Le Lac

03.08. Wermelskirchen @ AJZ w/ Authority Zero & Cigar

04.08. tbc

05.08. Duffel, B @ Brakrock

06.08. Düsseldorf, D @ Pitcher w/ Diesel Boy

08.08. Stuttgart @ Im Wizemann w/ Pennywise

09.08. Vienna, AUT @ Rhiz w/ Diesel Boy

10.08. Tolmin, SLO @ Punkrock Holiday

11.08. Bologna, ITA @ Freakout Club

12.08. Rimini, ITA @ Bayfest