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""You won’t have any trouble imagining them topping the charts....""

The four-piece outfit pound out catchy, powerful tunes backed by a muscular rhythm section, all the while bellowing anti-establishment anthems like the title track and “Faux Real!” with plenty of snotty authority. Excessively earnest as on killer single “SOS,” you won’t have any trouble imagining them topping the charts.

- Eye Weekly


"The New Wave Of Punk?!"

"Hailing out of Toronto, Canada come soldiers of the seemingly new wave of punk. The 'Bastards' are a solid act with heavy influences of folk rock, blues, and indie alongside their notable punk rock roots. Check out 'Gun Club', I guarantee you will not be disappointed." - WGTS Magazine


""Be sure to grab this record....""

"The Emericans LP is an unexpected step up for these suburban punks, a collection of upbeat songs that wouldn't be out of place on the Fat or Epitaph roster. " - Exclaim!


"Article on MegaMusicToronto.com"

Toronto-based punk band the Permanent Bastards were formed in May 2007 by guitarists Simon Paik and Sean Cepeda and bassist Duncan Spence. Their collective raison d'etre was to shake things up a bit on the local punk scene and open up the minds of audiences to a new way of looking at music within their chosen format and in general. "I want this band to be judged, I want feedback; We put ourselves up for it. I want there to be the ideas of having an interaction. This band isn't meant to be a run of the mill group. We're trying to open people's eyes and minds to new ideas. Theres lots of things going on in this world that need to be reopened for everyone to see. We're living in a blank suburbia, and I want people getting around that sanity or at least talking about reality in this world. I'm talking about our economy, racism, consumerism and even music. We're not rockstars, we don't want the idea of one-way worshipping, sheep minded people. We're against ignorance. If we can't get that through our music, then we shouldn't be doing what were doing." Says Simon. This is in keeping with their own approach to composition which adheres to punk but also comfortably embraces rock, blues and metal.

While their influences range from from the Clash to Tom Waits and they maintain a consistently rough-edged, revivalist punk approach particularly as it relates to power chords and distortion, they do not stick to a particular set of rules in formulating what they compose.

Examples of their sound are currently to be found on their debut EP "Gun Club" which has been played on Toronto's alternative rock radio station 102.1 The Edge as well as CHYZ 94.3 in Montreal.They have also been featured prominently on broadcasts of Punkradiocast. com.

Having performed more than 40 shows over their first year sharing stages with acts such as Fake Problems, Tim Barry, Ill Scarlet, Time Again, the Flatliner and Billy the Kid they have imposed upon themselves a brisk work schedule. Yet in exposing their sound to numerous varieties of audiences over such a brief elapse of time they are developing a following in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.

Having just performed at the North By Northeast music festival in Toronto they are set to record their first full-length studio album with producer Steve Rizen whose production resume includes the Flatliners and Creepshow amongst others.

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""Before they hit big time....""

"Taking the Toronto punk rock scene subtly by storm, Permanent Bastards are definitely worth a listen. You may have heard them on 102.1 The Edge in Toronto and CHYZ 94.3 in Montreal or saw them share the stage with acts such as Fake Problems, Tim Barry, Ill Scarlet, Time Again, The Flatliners, Saint Alvia Cartel, Hostage Life, The Loved Ones, The Artist Life, and Billy the Kid all within their first year as a band. In any case, if you like punk rock you should check these guys out so you can say you liked them BEFORE they hit the big time!"

- Pure Grain Audio


"100% a band to watch....."

"Hard-working band from the suburbs of Toronto, Permanent Bastards latest effort (Emericans LP) is a very impressive record that maintains a consistently rough-edged, revivalist punk sound which is paired with smart lyrics, DIY ethics, and a killer live show. Keep your ears on this band." (January 15, 2010)

"100% a band to watch in 2009"
- Alan Cross (Explore Music) (Edge 102.1)


"100% a band to watch....."

"Hard-working band from the suburbs of Toronto, Permanent Bastards latest effort (Emericans LP) is a very impressive record that maintains a consistently rough-edged, revivalist punk sound which is paired with smart lyrics, DIY ethics, and a killer live show. Keep your ears on this band." (January 15, 2010)

"100% a band to watch in 2009"
- Alan Cross (Explore Music) (Edge 102.1)


""I can definitely get behind this...""

"Passionate, at times folky, and indie singey at other times, but still very punk. It’s like a new generation thing,you might say, and I’m down with it when it’s done well, even if I won’t be listening to this kind of thing often. (The genre, anyway. I probably will come back to this band.) The lyrics on Emericans range from being overtly political to socio-political, which provides a pretty good balance. The lyrics are actually what carry the album, driving out a damaged, youthful hope. This is a great punk album, the kind my music snob roommate would dub “shitty punk rock,” the kind of punk that record geeks and hipsters who only swear by the classics of The Clash and The Fall would never quite get. Which means it’s a damn good punk album for the punks. I can definitely get behind this."

- Razorcake Magazine


""I can definitely get behind this...""

"Passionate, at times folky, and indie singey at other times, but still very punk. It’s like a new generation thing,you might say, and I’m down with it when it’s done well, even if I won’t be listening to this kind of thing often. (The genre, anyway. I probably will come back to this band.) The lyrics on Emericans range from being overtly political to socio-political, which provides a pretty good balance. The lyrics are actually what carry the album, driving out a damaged, youthful hope. This is a great punk album, the kind my music snob roommate would dub “shitty punk rock,” the kind of punk that record geeks and hipsters who only swear by the classics of The Clash and The Fall would never quite get. Which means it’s a damn good punk album for the punks. I can definitely get behind this."

- Razorcake Magazine


"Chris Cresswell (Flatliners) Says..."

"If you still haven’t heard of Permanent Bastards, get ready to fall in love with your discovery. In a time where the music business has grown stagnant with cookie cutter bands who make solid gold records but play shows that stink like a mountain of shit, Permanent Bastards break free from this stigma and are out to prove that rock and roll is alive and well." - Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners


"Chris Cresswell (Flatliners) Says..."

"If you still haven’t heard of Permanent Bastards, get ready to fall in love with your discovery. In a time where the music business has grown stagnant with cookie cutter bands who make solid gold records but play shows that stink like a mountain of shit, Permanent Bastards break free from this stigma and are out to prove that rock and roll is alive and well." - Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners


Discography

ALBUMS:

Young Girls 7" - Oct. 25th 2011 (Anchorless Records / Drive Records)
1) Bloody Mary
2) Constance
3) Bon Voyage

EMERICANS LP - 2009
1) Caught In The Crossfire
2) Those Forgotten Pioneers
3) White Tree
4) Business Never Personal
5) Faux Real!
6) Constance
7) Emericans
8) (we stole) These Songs
9) Sos
10) The Devil....
11) Nobody Living Can Ever Make Me Turn Back

'Gun Club'- EP - Fall 2007
1) Searching the Shorelines
2) Add Fuel to the Fire
3) SOS (or so it would seem)
4) The Lone Gun

SINGLES:
Caught In The Crossfire
White Tree
Those Forgotten Pioneers
Constance

RADIO:
BBC 1- (Mike Davies) - UK
Explore Music - Canada
Edge 102.1 - (punkorama, Indie Hour, Best of 2009) - Toronto, ON
CBC Radio 3 - Canada
CJAM 99.1 - Windsor, Ontario
CIOI 101.5 - Hamilton, Ontario
Anarchy Radio - indielove.ca - Canada
Dj Bed 94.3 - Canada
punkradiocast.com - Canada
Spiritlive.net - Canada
WFNP 88.7 - New Paltz, NY
B105.5 - Bolton, Ontario

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It's been a long road since Permanent Bastards recorded their first demo at Sleepytown Sound in Toronto, a DIY hole-in-the-wall that served as a home for bands as varied as Born Ruffians and the Most Serene Republic during its time in the city's east end. The melding of influences and low-budget accessibility of the locally infamous studio seems like a logical birthplace for a band like Permanent Bastards, who have built their career since on crafting deceptively simple, accessible songs rooted in punk but reaching for influences far outside the genre.

Ostensibly based out of the Toronto suburb of Woodbridge, Permanent Bastards have become a fixture of the city's vibrant punk scene over the last four years, opening for bands like the Loved Ones, Fake Problems, and Tim Barry (ex-Avail). Their self-released 2008 full-length, Emericans, further solidified the band's sound, a mixture of Against Me!-style punk anthems and a smattering of folk, blues, and classic rock. The record's critical success helped the band take to the highways of Canada for the first time, covering the country coast to coast and, today, looking down the barrel of an upcoming full U.S. Tour.

All the activity surrounding Emericans quickly grabbed the attention of labels north and south of the border, including the U.S.-based Anchorless, home of Brendan Kelly (the Lawrence Arms) and the Sainte Catherines, and Toronto's own Drive, the Canadian label for the Flatliners. Ready to showcase their further developing sound to the world, the band headed back to the studio to track the three songs which would comprise the Young Girls 7”, their first release through both labels.

No longer in the shadow of their influences, the three songs on Young Girls show a band fully in control of their own sound. “Bloody Mary” has the bounce of a Johnny Cash song and the intricate, inspired opening of a Tokyo Police Club hit, all channelled through the anthemic power of kids raised on the classic Fat Wreck Chords roster. Elsewhere, the band's full-out aggression recalls the melodic post-hardcore of bands like Leatherface or Fairweather, even slowing down for some female-fronted slow jamming in the form of “Constance.” While it sounds like a lot to cram into three songs, the band manages to hold it together, never straying to far from a core that keeps every moment recognizably theirs.

Armed with two devoted record labels and a definitive new 7”, punk fans on both sides of the border should be on the lookout for these Bastards coming to your town.