Californian band from Santa Barbara, Versus The World, have released their Cameron Webb-produced album ‘The Bastards Live Forever’ via SBÄM Records. ‘The Bastards Live Forever’ consists of 11 songs crafted to perfection. VTW’s unique style of melodic post-punk elevates every member’s skill from their other projects including Chris Flippin of Lagwagon. Obviously, Versus The World is not all about musical craft but you can hear a passion and an urge to scream out deeply rooted feelings in every syllable throughout the record.
Of the album, singer Donald Spence says, “I can’t tell you how much work went into this collection of songs.I’d always been taught that if what you were working on wasn’t (what you thought) was your best… start over. Never put anything into the world that you were not absolutely sure of.”
The band, featuring members of Lagwagon and Good Riddance, Versus the World issued its eponymous debut album in 2005 on Kung Fu Records. Drawing from their dense pedigree the band blends elements of pop-punk, melodic post-hardcore, and troubadour-style vocals by founding frontman Donald Spence. Versus the World has toured extensively worldwide on subsequent releases ‘Drink.Sing.Live.Love’ (2012) and ‘Homesick/Roadsick’ (2015) in support of bands such as No Use for a Name, The Ataris, Lagwagon, and MxPx. In 2021 the band teamed up with producer Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth) to make ‘The Bastards Live Forever’ on SBÄM Records.
West Coast Shows:
June 16th – Supply and Demand – Long Beach
*with Mercy Music and Love Equals Death
June 17th – Permanent Records Roadhouse – Los Angeles
*with Mercy Music and Love Equals Death
July 7th – Dante’s – Portland *with Diesel Boy
July 8th – El Corazon – Seattle *with Diesel Boy
European tour dates:
July 28th – Wild At Heart – Berlin, Germany
July 29th – Vert Rock – Hohenstaufen, Germany *with Urethane
August 1st – Tiko – Erfurt, Germany *with Urethane
August 2nd – Le Lac – Brussels, Belgium
August 3rd – AJZ – Wermelskirchen, Germany *with Authority Zero and Cigar
August 5th – Brakrock – Duffel, Belgium
August 6th – Pitcher – Düsseldorf, Germany *with Diesel Boy
August 8th – Im Wizemann – Stuttgart, Germany *with Pennywise
August 9th – Rhiz – Vienna, AUT *with Diesel Boy
August 10th – Punk Rock Holiday – Tolmin, Slovenia
August 11th – Freakout Club – Bologna, Italy
August 12th – Bayfest – Rimini, Italy