Rancid / Tim Armstrong "Poet's Life" 2024-03-08 Born to Die

Born to Die

Now in the latter half of their career

Founder Dave Smalley leads his band

While Pretty Hate Machine was primarily electronic

Eight years ago

Rancid / Tim Armstrong "Poet's Life" 2024-03-08 Born to DieTim Armstrong, guitarist and frontman of Rancid, took a different path on his 2007 solo debut, with able backing from L. A. reggae revivalists the Aggrolites, Armstrong crafted a grooving, fun filled modern reggae album, influenced by ska, rock steady, roots reggae, and dancehall and filtered through a modern pop punk attitude. The sound of the record (nimble, jumpedup, and retro but fully modern) impresses instantly, but as the record goes on,