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New album from Hamell on Trial:
On Songs for Parents Who Enjoy Drugs, Hamell on Trial uses his father-son relationship to address the American machine with a stellar blend of bold lyricism and candid politics. “This album is for all those liberal-minded people who can’t fathom raising a child in this world of non-tolerance,” explains Ed Hamell, otherwise known as the string-punishing, acoustic punk minstrel Hamell On Trial.
On his second LP for Righteous Babe Records, Hamell gets in touch with his outer child right before our ears. Newfound fatherhood is the inspiration here: Hamell’s three-year-old son, Detroit, is all over the album, as a character in his dad’s lyrics and as a guest vocalist. And the one-man-punk-band is expanded with the help of a few friends (Andrew Case on drums, Mike Napolitano on electric guitar), as well as the production wizardry of Ani DiFranco (who also contributes backing vocals, synth bass, keys, drums and kazoo).
