"There’s a definitive 90s indie-punk vein running through their songs (think Shellac, Girls Against Boys) but it’s swirled up in classic pop hooks and propulsive modern production and musicianship." -- Spill Magazine
"Shines with many qualities of renowned names like NoMeansNo, Fugazi, Minutemen, Melvins, and many others brought decades before, but Love Ethic uplifted all these music styles on an entirely new and unique level." -- Thoughts Words Action
"A post-hardcore powerhouse... The artistic expression of classic Fugazi combined with the wry sardonic honesty of Devo to create a complex art-punk number that’s as smart as it is fun." -- New Noise
Pittsburgh trio Love Ethic release their new EP The Customer Is Always Blight today on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms. Hear/share on all DSPs HERE.
New Noise Magazine recently launched an animated video for the single "Fight You Back" featuring a nonstop onslaught of satirical 80s punk album covers and scenes, all drawn by cartoonist Brian Walsby, known for his omnipresent comics in 80s-90s fanzines like Flipside, MRR, and Razorcake, as well as countless album covers (7 Seconds) and band merch. Watch/share the video for "Fight You Back" HERE. (Direct YouTube.)
Their debut album The Thinking Man's Redux was released April 2023 and is available via Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music.
Andy Warhol would say that the most important thing is work. Love Ethic agrees. The band’s latest EP, The Customer is Always Blight, represents the band in one of their heaviest moods, finding the core duo of multi-instrumental vocalist The Inevitable Mr. Chris paired as usual with the authoritative drumming of Anthony Capozzi as they consort with blistering noise rock and hardcore while flirting with No Wave free verse.
Highlighted is the single “Fight You Back”, a hardcore punk romp whose video was animated by Mr. Chris in collaboration with O.G. punk rock cartoonist Brian Walsby of Manchild notoriety, a silver lining following an injury that had left the singer/guitarist without the use of his left arm for four months.
Available in digital and streaming formats, additional CDs of The Customer is Always Blight will be packaged in a limited run twelve-page fanzine being made available directly from the band on a first-come, first-served basis for the mere price of postage (or free at their merch table).
The release is the latest of their successful collaborations with engineer/producer Mario Quintero of Spotlights (Ipecac), who last worked with the band on their cover of Toni Fisher’s The Big Hurt, contributing to the Day-Old Donuts compilation on Wax Donut Records.
Putting aside preconceptions of lifestyle or stardom has led Love Ethic to a host of independent accomplishments, performing with the likes of Jon Spencer, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Sponge, Continuals, Beechwood, Microwaves, Spotlights, and many others. The band continues to be embraced by both young and veteran rock audiences across the spectrum, drawing repeated enthusiastic comparisons to their heroes like Nomeansno, Fugazi, Devo, and the Minutemen.
The Customer is Always Blight is the first in a series of new releases from the band, which will next include a forthcoming collaboration with Melvins/Redd Kross drum god Dale Crover.
Artist: Love Ethic
Album: The Customer is Always Blight
Record Label: Pre-Socratic Records
Release Date: July 10th, 2026
01. Bitten Hands
02. Fight You Back
03. Some Company
04. On Goodness
05. Well-Adjusted Man
06. Checkmate
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