Last Ditch Effort have released a cover of the Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun,” and it’s exactly the kind of move you’d expect from a San Jose political punk outfit whose stated mission is bringing back the social fury of punk’s most charged decades. The band formed in 2023 with charged lyrics and heavy rhythms built to inspire dissent, and their most recent EP ‘Twenty-25’ earned genuine critical praise. Their new EP ‘Imminent Demise’ is out now, and this cover makes a fine entry point into what Last Ditch Effort are building.
“Blister in the Sun” and ‘Imminent Demise’ are both out now.