Los Angeles anarcho-punk band Gottlieb has released the video for their new single 'Pipe Bomb,' the first track from their upcoming debut album The Far Fallen Fruit. The album, set for release on May 1, 2026, via Quiet Panic, addresses themes of economic precarity and generational disillusionment. The band self-produced the record, drawing from hardcore influences like Ceremony, Crass, and Refused.
Gottlieb, a politically driven punk band based in a co-op in central Los Angeles, formed in early 2020. The group consists of Andrew Pescara on vocals, Dylan Marquez on bass, Mike Carnarius on guitar, and Dave Chessey on drums. They have previously released the EPs Dear Heroes and I Am This Place, with their track 'Scarcity' gaining viral attention during periods of political unrest.
The single 'Pipe Bomb' opens with the line 'Nothing more dangerous than a failed artist' and serves as a response to the collapse of creative labor under corporate consolidation. It explores alienation, commodification, and generational disillusionment. Vocalist Andrew Pescara explained the song's origins: 'This was written at a time when I was experiencing the contraction of the TV industry. I was alongside my peers on strike, watching our dreams die in a business suffocated by billion-dollar deals. It’s a commentary on the commodification of workers across industries, where our lifelong wellbeing amounts to an accounting error.'
The Far Fallen Fruit runs 29 minutes and captures the band's direct, unflinching sound. Pescara described the album's core theme: 'Our generation is in an antagonistic, mutually destructive relationship with the United States of America. The American Ideal has crumbled, and the American Dream is something we’ve been forced to reject — even while hoping it could still be recovered.' Bassist Dylan Marquez added: 'We are the first generation projected to have a shorter, lower-quality life than our parents. The apple has fallen very, very far from the tree.'
Pescara dedicated the album: 'This album is dedicated to those who are planting better trees, whose shade they’ll never rest beneath.' The video for 'Pipe Bomb' channels the band's live energy into a politically charged presentation. Gottlieb recently performed a single-release show at The Echo in Los Angeles and has upcoming West Coast dates with Filth Is Eternal, followed by a full U.S. tour this summer.
