Stream a New Track from the Have Nots!

Boston's very own ska-punk brawlers have a new album due out May 3rd and they have graciously offered to stream the first track off the disc on Punknews.org. You can check it out here: Have Nots' Punknews Page

The Have Nots have been playing their officially un-cookie-cutter style of ska-punk (read: no horns!) for some time now. Their first album, "Serf City USA", was critically acclaimed and their sound evokes early Rancid/Operation Ivy as well as NOFX.

They have toured with Boston legends like Dropkick Murphys and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. They also played a couple shows with the Street Dogs this past November at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston.

The title track of the new album "Proud" doesn't deviate much from the band's signature sound, although it feels decidedly more like a rock'n'roll track than a ska one. Lyrically, the song deals with a son's desire to make his father proud, even post-mortem. It will be interesting to see whether the rest of the album will follow the rock'n'roll path or dip more into the ska foundations of the band.