I write this with a heavy heart, because this news means that yet another one of my people (old hxc guys) has become a victim of Kevin Seconds Syndrome. KSS is a tragic and irreversible condition that strikes as many as 9/10 guys in hardcore bands after the age of 30.
The first sign of KSS is going on an angry, butthurt rant about Kids These Days, which Anthony did a few months back when he lashed out at “bullshit Warped Tour bands.” The final stage of KSS drives its victims to start some kind of weird, awful side project that revolves around them talking about how they’ve “always been heavily into” some genre of old ppl music like swing, bluegrass, or most commonly “americana.” Anthony’s descent into reggae is uncommon, but not unheard of– expect him (a 32 year-old white guy from Queens) to start lecturing people about what is and is not REAL reggae as the disease takes complete control of him.
Suddenly AARON WEST & THE ROARING TWENTIES don’t seem so bad…
