#41: Bobot Adrenaline - Dumb Bomb

Dumb Bomb
East Of The Docks
Wasted Youth
My Mom's In Baghdad
Blast
14th Floor
Noah (from The Boy Who Saw To Forever And Back)
Viktor's Misery
Bombastic!
Untitled
Penalty Box
Life Seems Okay (Republican National Anthem)

Pepper Berry - vocals, guitar
Corey Mac - bass
Bryan Panzeri - drums
Justin Willits - background vocals on 'My Mom's In Baghdad'
Soda - vocals on 'Untitled'
Dave Phillips - pedal steel on 'Bombastic!'
Produced by Chuck Dietrich and Pepper Berry except 'Bombastic!', 'Untitled' and 'Life Seems Okay' produced by Tommy Stinson and Pepper Berry, and 'Viktor's Misery' and 'Penalty Box' produced by Bobot Adrenaline

Label: Basement Records

Bobot Adrenaline are a political punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 2001. 'Dumb Bomb', from last year, is their debut full length album - though an EP produced by Tommy Stinson of The Replacements and Guns N' Roses was released in 2008, and they've had numerous tracks released on compilations and videogames in the Tony Hawk series from before then.

Stylistically, Bobot Adrenaline sound a bit like Green Day on their harder-edged material, and maybe some hint of The Offspring, but Pepper Berry's voice is all his own. His combination of sarcastic humour, biting commentary and political knowledge all wrapped up in one package really drives the record and makes it a valuable asset to any punk fan's record collection.

This being released 9 years after their formation, there is material that spans their entire career included here (and let's face it, the last decade has given bands of this kind plenty of material). The best tracks are some of the oldest, like 'Viktor's Misery' or their anti-death penalty anthem, 'Penalty Box'. There is one song that stands out from the crowd thanks to it being unlike any other track on the album though... the jolly-sounding, pop-rock number 'Life Seems Okay' (alternate title 'Republican National Anthem') ends the album on a high note, whilst also showcasing the aforementioned sarcasm better than all that has gone before it.

Unfortunately, the album doesn't appear to be on Spotify, and the band aren't on Bandcamp, but you can buy the album here