PREORDER NOW! THIS AND ALL PRODUCTS ORDERED WITH IT WILL SHIP ON OR AROUND JUNE 19, 2026!
This is a limited CD release of Hard-fought, the debut EP from the North of England-based melodic hardcore band Bonny Lad. The EP delivers breakneck skatepunk anthems marked by technical precision, massive choruses, and introspective lyricism. These songs, inspired by personal and political struggle. speak to the resilience of global communities in the face of discrimination, subjugation, and militaristic aggression.
Fittingly, the EP takes its name from propaganda used by the National Union of Mineworkers in the 1980s, paying tribute to the North of England’s working-class communities and Old Labour’s fight against the "boot-licking" individualism of Margaret Thatcher’s neoliberal agenda. The record laments how these struggles remain unresolved in Starmer-era Britain and beyond, asserting that working-class solidarity is as vital today as it has ever been.
Track listing:
Hard-fought
The Discourse
Cut the Rope
Nostalgia Critique
The Centre
No Fret
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonny Rob at his Sunderland docklands-based studio, Deptford Sound.
FFO: Slick Shoes, Rufio, and Propagandhi.
This 200 unit limited run pressing is a joint release between the band, Cat’s Claw Records (UK), Double Felix Records (US), NoReason Records (EU), and Punk Rock Radar (US).
This is DFR-0002.
PREORDER NOW! THIS AND ALL PRODUCTS ORDERED WITH IT WILL SHIP ON OR AROUND JUNE 19, 2026!
This is a limited CD release of Hard-fought, the debut EP from the North of England-based melodic hardcore band Bonny Lad. The EP delivers breakneck skatepunk anthems marked by technical precision, massive choruses, and introspective lyricism. These songs, inspired by personal and political struggle. speak to the resilience of global communities in the face of discrimination, subjugation, and militaristic aggression.
Fittingly, the EP takes its name from propaganda used by the National Union of Mineworkers in the 1980s, paying tribute to the North of England’s working-class communities and Old Labour’s fight against the "boot-licking" individualism of Margaret Thatcher’s neoliberal agenda. The record laments how these struggles remain unresolved in Starmer-era Britain and beyond, asserting that working-class solidarity is as vital today as it has ever been.
Track listing:
Hard-fought
The Discourse
Cut the Rope
Nostalgia Critique
The Centre
No Fret
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonny Rob at his Sunderland docklands-based studio, Deptford Sound.
FFO: Slick Shoes, Rufio, and Propagandhi.
This 200 unit limited run pressing is a joint release between the band, Cat’s Claw Records (UK), Double Felix Records (US), NoReason Records (EU), and Punk Rock Radar (US).
This is DFR-0002.
