Since New Jersey’s Public Serpents first entered the crack-rock-steady scene in 2008 with their debut album, The Feeding Of The Fortune 5000, they’ve appeared on splits with bands UpperDowner and recent Fat Wreck Chords signee Escape From The Zoo. Now Public Serpents have released their new album, The Bully Puppet, via SBÄM Records and will be touring in support of the album, commencing with album release shows in Baltimore and New Jersey and a European tour, which includes appearances at Rebellion Festival and Boomtown Fair. After dealing with a succession of professional and personal setbacks over the last decade, including incarceration, homelessness, and the end of his marriage, frontman Skwert says of the 13 tracks that make up the new album: “My whole life is invest...