Any day that there is some new Plague Vendor music out is a good one around here so we definitely had a whole happy moment when this song dropped April 24th.  

Loud and brash right from the start, “Unc” manages to offset that energy with some pointed lyrics that interject a few moments of humor along the way to lighten the mood.   The rhythm section here is hard and choppy and this one careens along for 1:39 feeling like a fast car gunning for the nearest cliff.   It is a fun ride in my opinion and a new album from these guys is hopefully out there somewhere…close.  

Vote here to nominate this for my best of 2026 list: 

Musicians on this: Brandon Blaine (vocals), Luke Perine (drums, percussion), Henri Cash (guitar), Michael Perez (bass) 

You can check this one now on your usual steaming platforms.

And if you have 45 minutes to watch come concert video…check out this great set from 2025!

Please let me know your opinion in the comment section below

Interested in more info on this Artist?

https://www.instagram.com/plaguevendor

https://plaguevendor.com/

https://plaguelyfe.bandcamp.com/track/rumble

Prior review links 

Song Review- Plague Vendor “Run”

Just a few ideas if you have the time:  purchase music when you can as streaming does not pay much even times a thousand, support and get to know your local community, live well and be a good neighbor 🙂  

Right off the top…you need to check this band out in concert the next time they cross your path.  I just saw them as the front end for Social Distortion and they are electrifying.  There is enough boisterous energy wrapped up in Luke Perine, Brandon Blaine, Jay Rodgers and Michael Perez to last you the entire night.  It is a band you will not forget.  

Although the releases for Plague Vendor stretch back to 2014’s “Black Sap Scriptures” (still one of their best songs in my opinion) and Free to Eat I first heard “I Only Speak in Friction” sometime in 2019.  This track (which also features producer Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion) has this great opening guitar riff and a driving power that runs the entire 3 minutes of the song.  From there I was hooked and have found their music to be a great way to hype up my energy.

“Run” has some buzzy bass guitar to start and a shuffling drum beat that kind of floats you into the low-key vocals.  This song seems a little sleepy at first listen but there is a cathartic energy that lies underneath, kind of a subdued pulse that collects force as it rolls along.   A good listen that can fit into a quiet day of reflection or the start of a night out on the town.  

You can check out more of the music and information on the Bandcamp page https://plaguelyfe.bandcamp.com/music

When you have a minute…go out and explore that local community wherever you are 🙂 

And please think about purchasing this song after you listen – streaming music does not pay much even times a thousand…