Militarie Gun have announced their sophomore studio album: God Save the Gun is out October 17 via Loma Vista. Leading the 14-track LP is “B A D I D E A.” Watch the single’s new music video, directed by bandleader Ian Shelton, below.
“I wanted to make a video that was a celebration of vices, a new iteration of yourself looking back at a moment you made a mistake while never truly reflecting,” Ian Shelton explained. “This was the most technically challenging video we’ve ever done and it only fits a song spelling out the words ‘bad idea.’”
Militarie Gun—a Los Angeles punk band featuring vocalist and primary songwriter Ian Shelton, guitarists William Acuña and Kevin Kiley, bassist Waylon Trim, and drummer David Stalsworth—released their debut, Life Under the Gun, in 2023. They’ll head out on tour soon in support of the new album. See the dates below.
Read about Militarie Gun’s collaboration with MSPaint “Delete It” at No. 97 in “The 100 Best Songs of 2023.”
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God Save the Gun:
01 Pt II
02 B A D I D E A
03 Fill Me With Paint
04 Throw Me Away
05 God Owes Me Money
06 Daydream
07 Maybe I’ll Burn My Life Down
08 Kick
09 Laugh at Me
10 Wake Up and Smile
11 I Won’t Murder Your Friend
12 Isaac’s Song
13 Thought You Were Waving
14 God Save the Gun
Militarie Gun:
09-07 Garden Grove, CA – Garden Amp +
09-19 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest
09-20 Chicago, IL – Riot Fest Late Night Show at Metro #
09-24 Oxnard, CA – The Elks Lodge ^$
09-25 Bakersfield, CA – Temblor Brewing ^$
09-26 San Luis Obispo, CA – Humdinger ^$
09-27 Oakland, CA – New Paris ^$
09-28 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial ^$
09-30 Tacoma, WA – Real Art Tacoma ^$
10-01 Bellingham, WA – Make.Shift ^$
10-02 Portland, OR – High Limit Room ^$
10-03 Boise, ID – Shrine Basement ^$
10-04 Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell *@
10-05 Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theater ^$
+ with Gorilla Biscuits
# with Alkaline Trio
^ with Death Lens
$ with Milly
* with Fleshwater
@ with Angel Du$t
