Ypll

Epitaph is proud to announce YPLL, the label debut of southern California’s RETOX. With members from both the LA and San Diego noise and punk scenes, including frontman Justin Pearson from cult favorites The Locust, RETOX are already turning heads and making friends.

Count among these Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who guests on the album, and Mike Patton, who signed the newly formed band to his Ipecac label back in 2011 and took them out this spring with Tomahawk. Musically the band both expands on the noise roots of its members, while looking back to classic punk sounds from Black Flag and PIL to the surf twang of the Dead Kennedys.

The songs are short and to-the-point in the best hardcore tradition, with titles that tell the story all by themselves – you know what “Congratulations, You Are Good Enough” is all about before the first shattering guitar chord. More importantly, YPLL will carry the news of this amazing band beyond the noise scene to the kids who have rediscovered punk through bands like Fucked Up and The Men.