HISTORY LESSON - PART II REVIEW IN RAZORCAKE MAGAZINE
We're stoked about this outstanding review in the new issue of Razorcake magazine. The 7" also made Daryl's Top 5 list.
Tim Kerr and Mike Watt pairing up and taking stabs at covering one another’s songs. It’s a celebration. An homage. And a reaffirming statement of cultural importance. Not just a look back at a bygone era, but a proclamation that we’re still here! Side A is Watt and Co. doing a chillaxed version of “We Got Soul,” and it definitely rules, but Up Around The Sun kind of steal the show by including some twenty-something other people to contribute a line of vocals to their cover of “History Lesson—Part II.” It’s a wide range of super badass folks and it totally caught me off guard with how impactful it was when I put it on. These fuckers got me tearing up while I read along, looking at everyone who contributed. Expertly facilitated reflection on the cultural milestones of the past as well as a rare moment of true optimism for the possibilities that lay ahead. Throw it on and just let the build up of pretention and jadedness flush down the toilet. This is what it’s supposed to be! –Daryl