ULTRABOMB’s third album ‘The Bridges That We Burn’ is out now via DC-Jam Records and Virgin Music Group, and the lineup alone tells you what kind of record this is. Greg Norton of Hüsker Dü on bass and vocals, Derek O’Brien of Social Distortion, Agent Orange, and the Adolescents on drums and vocals, and Ryan Smith of Soul Asylum on guitar and vocals. Three punk and alternative rock veterans bringing decades of combined history into the present tense.
Latest single “Look Forward In Anger” is out now with an official video, and it captures the band turning shared frustrations into connection and forward movement. Norton is direct about the lyrical angle: “‘Look Forward In Anger’ is a commentary on how partisan politics push to divide us, when we should all be coming together. Love over BS, any day.” It’s a classic punk move, channeling anger into something that builds rather than just burns.
The album was recorded at Creation Audio in Minneapolis and produced, engineered, and mixed by John Fields, with mastering by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering. MAGNET describes the band’s sound as “a swift blow to the sternum that harnesses both the speedy energy of Norton’s early Minneapolis days and the ragged hard-rock sensibility of Twin Tone-era Soul Asylum,” which is exactly the reference frame you’d want. Punk Rock Theory sums it up simply: “Think Hüsker Dü, early Soul Asylum, and The Replacements.”
‘The Bridges That We Burn’ is out now via DC-Jam Records and Virgin Music Group.