In 2016 people still have to wear shirts that say ‘Black Lives Matter’. No shit. Brown, white, yellow, black, we all fucking matter. Everybody here matters. Do not let the media, schools, institutions, influence you. We are one family, one people.
Around 2016, the band began to taper off their shows and activity on social media, marking the hiatus of the band.
Artwork by Gee Vaucher and Penny Rimbaud, including a recording of the original ‘Thatchergate Tape’, featured as part of the ‘Peculiar People’ show at the Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea during the spring of 2016, part of a series of events celebrating the history of ‘Radical Essex’.
“…I’m surprised that this was taken in any other way then it was intended. My point was and I thought it was clear that in 2016 we as a people should not need such things to be on a shirt and they should be universal truths. We are all in…
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After 11 years of making music, on April 13, 2016, the band announced that they were disbanding.
In a 2016 primer on anarcho punk for The Wire , the band were described as:
On August 6, 2016, during Gorilla Biscuits’ set at Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore festival, Civorelli took a break to introduce the song “Degradation” that rails against nazis in the 1980s punk scene. He also commented on the Black Lives Matter movement, saying:
In November and December 2016, Brand New supported Biffy Clyro on an arena tour of the UK.
In 2016, Diesel Dave launched a new band called Dirty Outs along with an EP containing six songs.
In 2016, the band released their next album, Cody , produced by Rob Schnapf . It was supported by the singles ” Fake I.D. “, “Eighteen”, and “Last You Heard of Me”. For the album, the band dismissed Walcher; the members felt he did not connect with the band’s songwriting.…
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