THIS BIKE IS A PIPE BOMB, DRUNKEN BOAT, VENA CAVA, P.O.P., DESTROY NATE ALLEN (Satyricon, 125 NW 6th) Remember before you were jaded? This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb remembers. For almost a decade, they’ve been playing the sort of reckless, raucous, earnest-yet-immediate folk-punk you used to listen to before you became such a hyper-judgmental, post-ironic hipster jerk. But while you got snide and way too cool for school, TBIAPB managed to stick to their guns (all-ages shows, rare interviews, their DIY collective-run record label Plan-It X) and put on fun, kick-ass shows, all without a single ounce of pretension. If you ever listened to Operation Ivy without shame, still listen to early Mountain Goats, or if you’ve ever thrown a house show, it’s impossible not to love This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb. HANNAH CARLEN

MP3:
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb - Of Chivalry and Romance in a Dumpster

Purchase:
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb - Dance Party

Photo by Clay Heximer