Matt Pryor’s new solo album, May Day, came out on January 24th, and Pryor has done a track-by-track for the album to take fans behind the scenes on the release. Read the full write up here or read an excerpt of it below by clicking “Read More.”

“Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down” This is something that my mom used to say to me when I was a kid, kind of like it’s not your fault if other people suck. There is a Propagandhi song that has the line ‘don’t the fuckers drag you down’ which is what I was originally going to use but decided at the last minute to self-censor.

“The Lies Are Keeping Me Here” Every time that I tell you that I love this is bullshit. I’m lying to both of us. Don’t cry for me when I’m gone, I’m not going to cry for me when I leave. There is too much life to live to worry about that.

“Where Do We Go From Here” Back in the day? Yeah, that was great. But, past is past and it’s time to move on. The only problem is I don’t have any other skills so I’m not really sure what else to do. Along the way I trusted some people who turned out to not be trustworthy…not a good plan.