Dead Pioneers announce new album PO$T AMERICAN set for release on 11 April on Hassle Records and share the second single from the album, the title track ‘PO$T AMERICAN’. Written in February and recorded in July, it pre-empts the 2024 American election but wraps up the fears and frustrations as eloquently and, crucially, humourously as their self-titled debut, released by Hassle Records in August 2024. Dead Pioneers is fronted by renowned visual and performance artist, Gregg Deal, the band combines a DIY ethos with a mission to champion the rights of marginalized communities, including Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, LGBTQ+, and workers’ rights. With a North American Indigenous vocalist at its helm, the band unapologetically confronts social, political, and cultural issues—a focus central to their identity. This ethos is at the heart of PO$T AMERICAN, which forecasts the turmoil of the 2024 American election while reflecting on the fears and disillusionments of modern life.
Deal is a member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and he expanded on the themes of the album:
“The title PO$T AMERICAN reflects a collective disillusionment with the so-called American Dream. It critiques capitalism, colonialism, and white supremacy while imagining a path toward unity beyond those oppressive systems.”
With regards to the title track he shared the following:
“We, like many people in our communities, are incensed by the overt and jarring political and social moves of United States Politics. From the current administration to the administrations before it, there has been a trajectory in this country that has brought us to the critical moment we are all looking at. Our hope in this song, is maybe, just maybe we are saying something you feel too. ‘PO$T AMERICAN’ is an unapologetic song.
I wrote this song on White people’s day of Independence, July 4, 2024. I wrote it sitting next to my oldest son while watching fireworks and having a discussion on what this day was supposed to mean. It went into a discussion of everything that was happening in that moment. Little did I know at the exact moment, that the relevant things would escalate, and become more stark. This was written to be scathing, honest, saying the quiet thing out loud. As we look upon the United States political landscape, this is very much how we feel.”
Dead Pioneers US Tour Dates
April
24 – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Florida, US (with Pearl Jam)
26 – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Florida, US (with Pearl Jam)
29 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, US (with Pearl Jam)
May
1 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, US (with Pearl Jam)
Dead Pioneers UK Tour Dates
May
13 – Voodoo Daddy’s, Norwich, UK
14 – Downstairs @ The Dome, London, UK
Dead Pioneers – Reconstruction Tour with Pennywise, Propagandhi, Comeback Kid
May
16 – Poble Español, Barcelona, ES
17 – Carroponte, Milan, IT
18 – Koplex, Zurich, CH
20 – Media Center, Ljubljana, SI
21 – Arena, Vienna, AT
23 – Gaswerk, Augsburg, DE
24 – Berendrecht, Booswegske, BE
25 – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, DE
27 – Live Music Hall, Cologne, DE
28 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
29 – Docks, Hamburg, DE
31 – Zitadelle Spandau, Berlin, DE
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