After a long stretch of touring and recording Johnny decided to pack it up with his mates for a long needed rest. They've recently dropped a single and then a new album altogether that they recorded in their absence from touring. It seems to be more emotionally charged than most of their albums which have more of a political aspect to them. They usually preach against the evils of corporations, being an individual, and throwing down. Their second album kept that feel of being true to yourself and your roots while forsaking the luster of the mainstream while converting several genres all into punk rock revelry in what was considered an album that was country folk punk but basically just couldn't be defined but staying in that punk rock vein. They then released a Sublime tribute album and disappeared for a while. I managed to catch up to Johnny while he was resting at his home off of some dirt road in West Virginia. He commented on the status and direction of the new album.

You're obviously talking about Nicole Woods here right? It's still been kind of quiet on the relationship front with the two of you.

The two of you have kept pretty low key on the relationship. She was at your dad's funeral from what reports are telling us.

Really?! Well this is definitely breaking news. Are you going to keep the punk rock sound that you came in with or are you coming out of left field again?

I wanted to ask a few more questions but when I noticed the tears in Johnny's eyes. I thought that it would be best to conclude the interview here. Though the band seems to going through a rough patch it's usually times like these when they bring out their best. You can send regards and condolences through his twitter and email account on the band's website.