Kill Lincoln - Civil Surgery

Kill Lincoln are a Ska Punk Rock band from Washington D.C. They have high energy, bouncing horn lines and big choruses – what more could you possibly want in your ska punk? "Gang vocals" you say? They have those as well. Earlier this year they released their album Can’t Complain and it is a great album that reminds me of later Less Than Jake, but better...

I could have gone with numerous tracks but have settled on is Civil Surgery. It has a fantastic extended introduction that will again have you dancing your socks off. The Kill Lincoln horn section is clearly one of the best in the genre at the moment and everything they do on Can’t Complain is creative and adds so much to the album. Of all the songs on the album, Civil Surgery perhaps takes you on the biggest ride. After the horn lead start we get to a slower paced verse that builds to a skate punk sounding chorus before the delicious horns come in. As we come towards the end of the song there’s a huge breakdown where Kill Lincoln take us on a heavier road which will allow listeners to really release some pent up aggression – this moment was really unexpected but was absolutely fantastic.