Last Days In Europa (Patreon)

Before I left on tour I spent a few days digitizing a big spool of DISC MEDIA from 07-09. Unlabelled discs, scratched discs, discs undergoing the necrotic process of BIT ROT, soon to be lost. The discs contained photos, mixes, demos and live recording from a period that would see 2 HF full lengths and one WP album. Crucially, I would spend 80% of this 24 month period on the road, returning home briefly to write and record. MORE crucially, I would tour Europe incessantly and go a little (occasionally a lot) further East each time. I think this period had the biggest impact on my songwriting and general political outlook to date. Listening back, I can hear the aggressive blown out quality of Face Control creeping into the Plague Park live sets. 

Here then, is a full set from Helsinki 2007 complete with bellowing drunk Finns and a Tom Petty cover.  There's a secret version of Modern World in here as well. I feel like this is a pretty good snapshot of a band in transition, figuring out its footing. 

ALSO! I'm including a live board recording of Legal Tender and Thy Will Be Done from just a year later. The transition, at this point, is complete.

I'm back in Europe rn for the first time since the pandemic and things are...starting to look bleak. There is a real feeling of the wheels coming off the bus in a way I've never seen before. I hope I'm wrong. Touring Europe and the periphery during the glory days of the EU really shaped me as an artist and became a huge part of my life. Today I'm inviting you to dip in to that a little while we keep eyes on the present.

Much Love from The Home Country

DB