Tired of the watered-down cosplay rebellion that passes for punk these days? So are Dave New World, a new Hamilton-based punk band formed by five friendless punks named Dave who finally snapped and decided to build a better world from the wreckage — or burn it all down trying.
Their debut single “No Friends” is a bitter anthem about the loneliness that creeps in when you start missing something that doesn’t exist anymore. It’s a gut-punch commentary on the vapid, hollow culture of social media, where people rack up “friends” like trophies but can’t name a single person who’d show up when it actually matters. It’s not just a song — it’s a middle finger to the hypocrisy of punk rock, fake smiles, and the illusion of connection in a disconnected age.
“We wrote ‘No Friends’ after realizing that sometimes being alone is better than being part of a movement led by a bunch of hypocrites,” says frontman Dave, laughing. “It’s about alienation, but it’s also kind of a celebration — like, yeah, I don’t have friends, but at least I’m not a fucking sellout.”
The video for “No Friends” serves as metaphor for the self-defeating chase of trying to “make it” by mimicking someone else’s idea of what punk should look like. It’s a satirical portrait of an aspiring punk rocker that’s all too willing to give up his integrity — where image has replaced authenticity, and rebellion is just another costume. The video exposes the ultimate irony that punk — once rooted in individuality, non-conformity, and integrity — is now just another mold to fit into. Dave New World isn’t buying it — and they’re not selling it either.
“No Friends” is the debut single from the band, as well as the first single off their upcoming album “Irrational Anthems”, set to drop later this year on People of Punk Rock Records. Expect more fast-paced, harmony-laced tracks soaked in distortion that wrestle with the dichotomy between sincerity and sarcasm — the kind of punk that remembers what it’s like to be pissed off with a purpose.
Dave New World is here to make punk music punk again – raw, rebellious, and unapologetically real. We’re a punk band that prides ourselves on being “non-conformists” – unless, of course, you count the fact that we all wear matching jumpsuits because, hey, rebellion is easier when everyone’s in sync, right? Our sound? Think of a sonic middle finger delivered with an attitude that screams: “I’m different, just like you!” So, if you want to see punk rock at its most “revolutionary” we’ll be the ones in uniform, breaking all the rules… together.
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