There will always be a fun atmosphere in the air when it comes to Roots Round Up. That atmosphere abounds on the band’s brand new album, Up Rooted. Released via Sudden Death Records, this is the Vancouver act’s sixth proper full-length. You always get a little bit of everything on a Roots Round Up record, and that’s no different on Up Rooted. It features twelve tracks, with six new original songs and six special tracks. It features a cover of DOA’s classic song “War in the East,” a reinterpretation of Sarcastic Mannequins’ “Red Fury,” along with four live recordings. The live tracks are taken from a performance the band did on Denman Island in British Columbia last June. It was important for Roots Round Up to include live tracks on Up Rooted. The band has always prided itself on being, fir...