First Look: The Mistons – ‘World of Convenience’

The Mistons Hometown: Portland, Oregon Album: World of Convenience, out now via Self-Release RIYL: The Clash. Growth. Portland. Everything about The Mistons is informed by how the past impacts the present and future. From the act’s brilliant pulling of punk’s history, to the shifting changes in the world around us, to the fraught history of their hometown of Portland—World of Convenience feels like the best of friends who is willing to call you out on your bullshit, while buying the next round at the bar. Musically, the group pull from classic punk groups like The Clash, while gloriously referencing the Pacific Northwest’s greats like Wipers and Dead Moon. Created by two punk lifers in Sean Croghan and Micah Kassell, there’s both a sly intelligence and glorious brashness to their debut tha...