Strike Anywhere’s third full length doesn’t just sign the passage for these five Virginia punks from Jade Tree to Fat Wreck Chords, but also from a new dimension of hardcore punk. While on their first EP “Chorus Of One” and album “Change Is A Sound”, the band used to deal with hard themes such as police injustices and rebellion with a furious sound, on the new record Strike Anywhere still deal with those themes but with a more poppy sound. Produced by Brian McTernan (Thrice, Hot Water Music, Snapcase), “Dead FM” is a collection of tracks made to make the listeners think. Songs like “Speak To Our Empty Pockets” is about how politicians/religious men speak to people with the same rethoric; “Hollywood Cemetery” is a nice “fuck you” to false idols and people who think they’re better than others, while the classic socially aware themes come in such songs as “House Arrest” (which is maybe the most poppy song about such a hard theme) and “Gunpowder”. “Dead Hours”, which is the song that gives its title to the album, is all about propaganda, and how people who control the media can make you see what they want. “Dead FM” is a very melodic punk album, a step forward for Strike Anywhere, who might look like rockstars but are still your simple guys from the streets.