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The Raging Nathans from Dayton, OH is back with their 2nd LP on Rad Girlfriend Records called "Cheap Fame". After several EPs and split 7"s, this release marks their first full-length since 2014. While following in the footsteps of their predecessors, the Nathans pay homage to early Lookout, Epitaph and Fat Wreck bands at the same time blazing their own path and forging their own unique sound, always putting the punk before the pop. With these 13 songs, the band provides smart, brutally honest and sometimes-uncomfortable lyrics paired with unmistakably catchy vocal melodies and harmonies. The songs are fast and emotional touching on familiar and relatable topics such as love, loss, death and abuse. The Raging Nathans have managed to create an inspired album that piques interest, evokes thoughts and emotion and brings a fresh sound to punk rock. For fans of Face to Face, Screeching Weasel, Insomniac-era Green Day and The Queers. "Cheap Fame" was recorded by Matt Yonker (Teen Idols) in Nashville, TN and mastered by Chris Fogal (The Gamits). The art was done by iconic collage-artist Winston Smith (Green Day, Dead Kennedys). Available on LP/CD.

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• Tour pt. 3: 7/28 London, England @ Wonk Fest 7/29 Reading, England @ The Facebar 7/30 Portsmouth, England @ Edge of the Wedge 7/31 Bristol, England @ The Trap 8/01 Glasgow, Scotland @ Bloc Bar 8/02 Blackpool, England @ Rebellion Fest
• Tour Pt. 2: 7/21 Oevel, Belgium @ Kaiser Fest 7/22 Bree, Belgium @ Nefast 7/23 Essen, Germany @ Anyway 7/24 Antwerp, Belgium @ Kid's Rhythm n Blues Café 7/25 Bonn, Germany @ BLA 7/26 Amsterdam, Holland 7/27 Yeovile, England @ Mermaid Hotel
• For fans of Green Day, The Dopamines and The Queers
• Tour w/Aerial Salad 5/22 Cincinnati, OH @ Northside Yacht Club w/ Hospital Job 6/01 Bloomington, IL @ Midwest Punk Fest X 6/18 Newport, KY @ Southgate House w/The Dickies, The Queers 7/19 Paris, France 7/20 Lille, France @ L'imposture
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Despite Cheap Fame's vitriolic nature, the band's dedication to their craftsmanship and unwillingness to roll over in the face of adversity shine through the frustration inhabiting their songs. https://newnoisemagazine.com/charging-adversity-raging-nathans-cheap-fame/

     —Tim Anderl, New Noise Magazine

It's been four years since the Raging Nathans released its debut full-length, 'Losing It.' However, the Dayton punk band hasn't been idle. The proof is in the group's smoking new LP, 'Cheap Fame'

     —Don Thrasher, www.Dayton.com

Blasting out of Dayton, Ohio, The Raging Nathans are about to release their second full length album Cheap Fame and it's an absolute banger. It's so infectious that it should come with a warning from the World Health Organisation.

     —Lee Morton, http://www.thepunkarchive.com/raging-nathans-cheap

The sound here is best summed up having the all hallmarks of classic Lookout! Records bands like The Queers and Mr T Experience, with the acerbically sardonic edge of Red Scare Industries bands such as Arms Aloft and The Falcon. Throw in the winsome appea

     —Tony of Nurgle, http://apathyandexhaustion.com/the-raging-nathans-

Cheap Fame features thirteen tracks of melodic, up-beat punk rock, reminiscent of mid-90s Green Day

     —???, https://punkonline.co.uk/the-raging-nathans-cheap-

Cheap Fame hits you right between the eyes with thirteen tracks tracks of melodic upbeat punk rock, that to me sounds exactly what you'd hope for from a mixture of The Dopamines, The Queers and The Slow Death - * * * *

     —AJ Phink, http://thepunksite.com/reviews/album-review-the-ra

Cheap Fame is a superb pop punk album from start to finish.

     —Colin Clark, http://colinspunkrockworld.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/

It's been almost two years since I got to review the Nathans' first full length and try to coin the descriptive term 'boom jangle.' Within the first few spins of Cheap Fame, it becomes apparent the band has spent that time honing their song craft preparin

     —Matt Seward, http://razorcake.org/raging-nathans-cheap-fame-lp/