Self Defense Family have released their first ever live album, Law of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Tonight, out via Landland Colportage. Like all great live records, Law of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Tonight captures a moment in time, offering a glimpse of the unique energy of this nine-piece Self Defense Family lineup at their best.

Recorded across three 2019 performances in Brooklyn, Boston, and Philadelphia, then mixed by Jon Markson (Drug Church, Drain, Koyo, One Step Closer), the album delves into 11 songs from across their sprawling catalog, along with the cover of Neil Young’s “On The Beach.”

Speaking about the live album, singer Patrick Kindlon says “We’d been playing as a six-piece-sometimes-seven-piece-sometimes-more for awhile. It was an ambitious time. Very few of us are technically great musicians, so there was a problem-solving element to the whole thing. And we made it work, sometimes fantastically. We thought it important to document that. Otherwise, nobody would believe we pulled it off.”

Law of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Tonight track-list:

1. I’m Going Through Some Shit
2. Indoor Wind Chimes
3. (that oligarch chant)
4. Taxying
5. Talia
6. (the men’s bathroom)
7. Watcher At The Wall
8. Have You Considered Anything Else
9. Make Me A Pallet Fire On Your Floor
10. (then the details start)
11. Turn The Fan On
12. Good Idea Machine
13. (warm or approachable or even friendly)
14. When The Barn Caves In
15. On The Beach (Neil Young)
16. Have You Considered Punk Music

Order Law of Karma Live: Fake Shit Wins But Not Tonight HERE