In naming their latest EP The Good Years, you could say that Death Party Playground is cheekily using a bit of irony. The title can be interpreted in different ways based on current global events, but in actuality, it’s an honest reflection on singer, songwriter, and guitarist Kyle Taylor’s recent hot streak of creativity. Things were looking up at the beginning of 2020, with the trio’s last album Little Joy just released and a lot of touring that was about to ensue… until the lockdown dashed all of those hopes and plans. With so much time spent isolated on his own, Taylor decided to take advantage of this unwanted freedom by finishing a bunch of songs that he had started to write in 2019. By the summer of 2020, he had also welcomed bassist Jesse Alarcon and drummer Matty Sawyer to t...