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420 S/T Drops Today
First Pressing of surprise release sells out within Hours
Neveras City, Neveras
August 12, 5052


420's S/T represents peak fusion sound

Perennial stoners and consummate live performers 420's legions of fans are rewarded today with an album which has been rumored for months, but recorded entirely in secret and with no advance promotion. 420's S/T, which fans and critics are already calling "Blue" was released today across the Republic. When word of the album's release hit Radio 1 this morning, fans flocked to record stores and proceeded to buy the record out. By evening, the only copies left from the first pressing were in a warehouse destined for international sales. The record company, LCR, quickly ordered a second pressing of over 500,000 copies. According to LCR spokesmen, more than 1 million copies of the record have already been purchased, both in person and online. This new S/T quickly outsold the sleeper sophomore album Sodbuster which was released in the wake of FStop's massive Suburban Hellscape and got washed out by the hype around that album.

The new S/T album represents the height, thus far, for 420's "stoners' brew" of hard rock, rap, funk, and skapunk fusion. The front cover features an embossed phantogram of the band smoking Dah, while the back has a setlist and dedicates the album to "All the Stoners in the Republic". The songs are imminently accessible and danceable, a true blend of stoner rock both for those who mosh and those who noodle. The fusion represents all major streams of Kalistani music, and measures each about equally, including fuzzy guitars, syncopated lyrical rhythms based in hip hop, slap and rubber band basslines taken from funk, and a snare that sounds so tight you could surely bounce a ruble ten feet into the air off it.

420's newest release keeps the Kalistani "Battle of the Bands" going, as 420 and FStop trade records and hype around releases. Other bands are joining the fray. Dana's The Progeny released their second record in LCR in July, Keep em Separated, to impressive sales, and Kaliburg poppunks Dias Azules, are expected to drop their first major release on LCR in September. As more bands jump into the fray and the poppunk and fusion sounds continue to sell huge amounts of albums to Kalistani and international consumers, there is already talk of a new GanJam in the works as well. Spokespeole and press releases from KMI, ARC, and LRC have confirmed that the idea has been floated for an all industry festival of some sort in Kalistan within the next couple of years, and ODEN K has also expressed interest in the event.

Meanwhile, as 420 moves once more to dominate the charts, we will continue to cover the Battle of the Bands and will inform you of all new releases as they happen!

You can purchase your copy of 420's S/T online at the moment. Stores will get new shipments in each Tuesday, but if you want to listen to the album right now, it is also available for streaming! The lead Single, "Just Let me Do It Now" will be officially released early next week.