CD - Bad Cop Bad Cop - Lighten Up

CD

"Lighten Up", the SoCal punk group Bad Cop Bad Cop's fourth full-length, paints a striking portrait of life's hard-won victories and hard-fought losses.

The album was recorded at the Compound in Long Beach, home to veteran producer Antoine Arvizu (Sublime, Ryan Bingham).

Bad Cop Bad Cop has stretched their signature hooky, melodic punk into unexpected places, like the jazzy "Las Ventanas", the dub-inflected "Note T Self", and "Johnny Appleseed", a reimagining of the Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros classic.

After tracking the instruments, the band spent 10 intense 12-hour days recording vocals with longtime collaborator John E. Carey Jr. (Old Man Markley, NOFX, Get Dead). Everything about "Lighten Up" feels elevated and genuine.