While taking traditional cues from the likes of The Templars and 4Skins, L&J aren’t content to make by-the-numbers Oi. Instead giving nods to the channeled HC ferocity of Sheer Terror , the sing-along sincerity of The Trouble, the hard-scrabble outsider rock sensibilities of The Bruisers and fight-ready mentality of Houston originalists Tread. Blending it all seamlessly into something authentically their own, L&J unapologetically force their own voice through to the fore and out on to the streets.
Not content to sit on their hands during 2020’s loss of stage time and road miles, L&J committed their efforts to the studio. Distilling the frustrations and rage of the year’s climate into a counter attack of two EPs and putting the finishing touches on the new “Pressure” full-length.
Scheduled for release Spring-2021 “Pressure” is a collaborative release effort between European stalwarts Contra Records and the recently resurrected Death Exclamations in the US.
Oi ain’t dead! Street Rock ain’t dead! And L&J are delivering that message from TX with a boot