Mad Caddies return with their first full-length album in seven years with Dirty Rice, out May 13 on Fat Wreck Chords.

The album opens with “Brand New Scar,” a punk-meets-ragtime song keyboardist Dustin Lanker tells us just proves that some things can only improve with time.

“This album was a long time coming, but that afforded us a lot of time to live with the songs and fine tune the arrangements. This is one of the songs that benefited from it,” says Lanker, “We wanted it to be raucous, but not feel like just a smash-fest. The dynamics became an important part of the arrangement, and highlight the irony of the story: along with the frustrated lashing out comes the introspection and doubt.”

Stream it below and tell us what you think:



The band will be hitting the road this spring and summer, hitting up cities they haven't played in years. Catch them at the following dates:



04/02/14 Reno, NV Knitting Factory w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/03/14 Salt Lake City, UT Bar Deluxe w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/04/14 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/05/14 Denver, CO The Summit Music Hall w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/06/14 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/08/14 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/09/14 San Antonio, TX Korova w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/10/14 Corpus Christi, TX House of Rock w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/11/14 Austin, TX Red 7 w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/12/14 El Paso, TX Ticky Falls w/ Mrs. Skannotto

04/13/14 Tempe , AZ Club Red w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/07/14 Madison, WI The Frequency w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/08/14 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/09/14 Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid Scheme w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/10/14 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/11/14 Pittsburgh, PA The Altar Bar w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/13/14 Philadelphia, PA The Barbary w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/14/14 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/15/14 Virginia Beach, VA Jewish Mother w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/16/14 New York City, NY The Gramercy Theatre w/ Mrs. Skannotto

05/18/14 Toronto, ON Canada Lee's Palace

07/17/14 Dour, Belgium Dour Festival

07/19/14 Dortmund, Germany FZW

07/21/14 Bucharest, Romania Colectiv Club

07/22/14 Göttingen, Germany Musa w/ Old Man Markley

07/23/14 Aachen, Germany Musikbunker w/ Old Man Markley

07/25/14 Bausendorf, Germany Riez Open Air

07/26/14 Lindau, Germany Umsonst & Draussen

07/28/14 Munich, Germany Backstage / Werk Free & Easy Festival