5/8/2023 0 Comments Milo descendents![]() ![]() Yeah, you’re right – most people might think the instrument lends itself more to images of Tiny Tim and his music. I think you might have changed how the instrument will be viewed. ![]() “It travels really well in the back of a van and it’s small and you can whip it out any time,” explains Aukerman who has built up an “arsenal” of ukuleles including a bass uke as well as a guitalele which he is wielding to write his band’s next album. But since the early ’80s, the instrument has been a major nucleotide in the Descendents’ DNA, a satiating, go-to songwriting tool whenever inspiration struck. Maybe they could give people something to hang their frustrations on.”įor a singer like Aukerman, the ukulele may seem a bit idiosyncratic. And then after having written it, I thought these songs could maybe be put out there and maybe do some good. “I originally wrote them because it was on my mind and I had this shit I needed to get off of my chest. “I hope it helps people come to their senses,” he tells SPIN from his Delaware home. The songs were originally intended for a new Descendents record, but Aukerman says that he’s unable to sit on them any longer, experiencing a sense of urgency to release the three-song single under the RebUke moniker ahead of the election. Through the power of restraint, Descendents’ Milo Aukerman has managed to publicly keep quiet about his politics - and subsequent outrage - during each of the 1,356 days that Donald Trump has been president.Īs November’s election rapidly approaches, Aukerman, who, over seven albums, has mostly kept politics out of his buoyant, neutral music, is allowing this simmering indignation to be heard with RebUke 45…not a LP, a trio of fervent, to-the-point protest songs – all performed on the ukulele.įlogging Molly, Descendents, Bad Religion to Set Sail on Salty Dog Cruise 2020Įmo Festival Announces Lineup Consisting Almost Entirely of Men ![]() Click here to read the full article on SPIN. ![]()
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