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Decent Criminal w/ Mercy Music, The Quitters, Lambs To Lions

With a sound reminiscent of 90s alternative, punk, surf, and power-pop, Northern CAs Decent Criminal offers catchy, upbeat songs that mercilessly collide with abrasive and often melancholy undertones, to bring forth a style that is both playfully compatible, and inadvertently raw. In 2014, brothers Hunter and Tristan Martinez took what was already an active touring act, and rebuilt it from the ground up, giving the band a new sound and set of players. Hunter, the bands only original member, switched from guitar/vocals to drums, and the band never skipped a beat. Tristan, who was at one point the bands fill in bass player, took on the key roles of guitarist and primary songwriter. The two brothers enlisted the services of bassist/vocalist Alex Kouninos, and later guitarist/vocalist Brian Gellman to round out the sound. The new band quickly developed their own style, with unique three part vocal harmony permeating their recordings, and live performances. In 2018, Jesse Hernandez (Caskitt) joined to entourage on bass guitar to complete the current lineup.
Since the overhaul, Decent Criminal has released a 7 split w/ Screaming Mimis in 2015, a self-titled debut LP in 2016, Bloom full length LP via Dodgeball Records in 2017, and their 2019 full-legnth Bliss LP (via Bearded Punk/Wiretap Records), which received a 2nd pressing via Sell The Heart Records & Bearded Punk. Over the past few years, Decent Criminal has picked up some serious momentum, thanks to a combination of prolific songwriting, and a relentless drive to tour and play live. In March of 2021, the band will be releasing their new ep, titled DC EP (via Sell The Heart Records in the U.S. and Gunner Records in the EU).