A vinyl record by Druglords of The Avenues with a cover showing a black-and-white illustration of a person with outstretched arms in a surreal cityscape. The record itself features a spiral and the surprised face of a man on the right.

Black and white circular illustration featuring a screaming figure with outstretched arms, birds on each shoulder, city buildings, wavy clouds, a crescent moon, and "Druglords of The Avenues"—Bay Area punk rock legends—at the bottom.

A cartoon figure in black-and-white stripes floats before a spiral background, capturing the wild, surreal energy of Bay Area punk and streetpunk—signature style from Druglords of The Avenues.

Two circular artworks: left shows a cartoon thief running through a cityscape, channeling Bay Area punk rock for Druglords of The Avenues; right, a thief with a realistic face falls into a black-and-white spiral vortex.

Black and white artwork of a shouting person with arms outstretched, two crows on their shoulders, set on a street with brick buildings. Features the Bay Area punk band, Druglords of The Avenues, plus "DRUGLORDS OF THE AVENUES" and "GOTTA LIGHT.

Druglords of The Avenues - Gotta Light - Picture Disc

Name: Druglords of The Avenues - Gotta Light - Picture Disc
Brand: Druglords of The Avenues
SKU: DOTAP286PD-LP00
Price: 21.99 USD
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THIS IS A PRE-ORDER - RELEASE DATE IS 3/20/2026

Bay Area punk rockers Druglords of the Avenues are shaking up 2026 with the release of their long-awaited third LP, Gotta Light on Pirates Press Records!

What began as a side project with legendary San Francisco punk singer Johnny “Peebucks” Bonnel (Swingin’ Utters, Filthy Thieving Bastards, Primitive Heads) and guitarist Matt Grayson quickly evolved into a fully fledged band with a life and perspective all its own. Now releasing their third full length, the band are locked in and firing on all cylinders with their unique brand of rollicking, storytelling streetpunk.

On past albums, influences ranging from the fiery grit of punk & hardcore classics like the Dwarves & Circle Jerks to the ramshackle folk chaos of The Pogues and the dark complexities of The Pixies have been spotted in the mix.

What truly sets Druglords of the Avenues apart is the combination of that punk rock energy with the folk tradition of songwriting as storytelling. While the guitars and the rhythm section - where Bonnel & Grayson are joined by guitarist Rob Pierce, bassist Michael Mininger, and drummer Robert Faria - may be blazing at a breakneck pace, the lyrics are relating street level tales of poor and working class people doing what they have to to survive.

On the single “Ghetto Sidewalks,” primary lyricist Bonnel engages in complex wordplay alongside straightforward snapshots of urban decay with declarations such as “We need some light on the ghetto sidewalks / We’re always stumbling in the dark.” Indeed, Bonnel’s one-of-a-kind, dense but direct lyricism calls to mind a character he describes in “Gutter Roller Mart”: “He’s a street poet / Aggressive misbehavior.”

The characters that populate the streets and sidewalks of Gotta Light have their struggles, mistakes, conflicts, and grudges, but for the most part, they are presented without value judgements. These are simply the stories of lives lived hard, and Druglords of the Avenues are here to tell them.

TRACK LIST:
SIDE A
01. Ghetto Sidewalks
02. Mudders Boy
03. Fall To Pieces
04. Pocket Find
05. Gutter Roller Mart
SIDE B
06. Nobody Here
07. Death Can Always Keep Up
08. I Fold
09. I Don’t Like You
10. Cause and Effect

Pressing Info:
100 x Picture Discs w/ Pink & Black Spiral B-side
400 x Picture Discs w/ Black & White Spiral B-side

Druglords of The Avenues - Gotta Light - Picture Disc

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