Preeminent punk band Bad Religion will release their new album True North this January 21st on Epitaph Records. In a world still brimming with rampant anti-intellectualism, inequality and oppression, the bandâs signature brand of sonically charged humanist dissent seems as relevant as ever. On their newest record, the storied band deliberately revisits and refines the powerful and melodic Southern California sound they helped to define. âWe went back to our original mission statement of short concise bursts of melody and thought,â co-songwriter and guitarist Brett Gurewitz explains. âThe intent was to record stripped down punk songs without sacrificing any conceptual density.â The albumâs first single is a propulsive anthem succinctly called âF*ck You.â As the bandâs singer and co-songwriter Greg Graffin explains, âIf any band should have a song with that title it should be us. It just sounds like a perfect Bad Religion song.â