Genre: Other
Members: Matt "Mojo" Morginsky (vocals), Ethan Luck (guitar), Daniel Spencer (trombone), Brett Barker (trumpet), Christopher Beaty (guitar), John Wilson (drums)
For fans of: Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Elvis Costello, Less Than Jake, Smashmouth, Reel Big Fish
Label: BEC Recordings

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The name is synonymous with some of the most rousing horn-driven rock and roll ever to emerge from Orange County, California. The music remains relevant despite shifting trends and cultural climates. The message stays uncompromised, digging past the surface to practically apply faith principles to listeners' daily walks. With sales approaching one million records, concert crowds that consistently sell out, and an immeasurable eternal impact, the Supertones are, bottom line, an enduring institution.

"It's funny because despite being around the block for awhile, we're having an absolute blast keeping this going," says front man Matt Morginsky. "But it's become so much more than just expressing ourselves in the studio and having fun playing on the road together as friends. We've seen people whose eternal destiny was impacted by something started by the Supertones, and that pattern keeps building. How can we stop when God has His hand in using this to expand the kingdom of heaven?"

Morginsky's question may have been rhetorical, but upon an initial listen of the brand new Revenge of the Supertones, the answer comes across loud and clear—from both a ministry perspective and artistic aptitude. On the lyrical front, the gang unveils a spiritually-slanted arsenal steeped in reflections of the kingdom and afterlife, presented with doctrinally sound sensitivity and clear-cut relatability to fans from all perspectives.

"The idea of God's kingdom filling the earth and the process of reconciling with the sin, alienation and division of this world were some of the profound ideas on our mind since the last record," Morginsky relates. "Revenge of the Supertones talks a lot about brokenness and renewal, about looking forward to Jesus' return and a time of perfect peace and justice—a time when there's no America and no Iraq, just citizens of the kingdom."

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