From the humid streets where jazz once rewrote the rules of American music, a new sound now surges forward with equal urgency. The five-piece outfit known as Bad Operation returns with their sophomore long-playing record, Everything Must Go, a bold and defiant statement that both honors tradition and tears it apart.
The album arrives as a triumphant follow-up to the band’s celebrated debut, further cementing their place at the forefront of what many have begun calling the “New Tone” movement — a modern revival of ska that refuses nostalgia in favor of confrontation and evolution.
Across its runtime, Everything Must Go delivers a series of sharp, infectious compositions that marry the buoyant rhythms of classic ska with a biting lyrical edge. Tracks such as “Free Dom,” “Rico,” and “You Don’t Answer My Calls” showcase a band unafraid to tackle themes of capitalism, identity, and personal struggle, all while maintaining a sound that demands movement from even the most reluctant listener.
Frontman Dominic Minix emerges as both ringmaster and truth-teller, guiding the listener through tales that oscillate between celebration and critique. His voice carries the weight of lived experience, backed by a rhythm section that pulses with groove and urgency, and horn arrangements that cut through the mix like a call to arms.
Yet the story of Bad Operation does not end within the grooves of the record. In tandem with the album’s release, the band has taken to the road as part of the expansive Bad Time Records Tour 2026, a coast-to-coast showcase of the label’s rising roster. Beginning in March and stretching deep into the summer months, the tour sees Bad Operation sharing stages with contemporaries such as Kill Lincoln and JER, bringing their electrifying performances to cities across the United States.
From Denver to Seattle, from New York to Atlanta, the tour has become more than a promotional run — it is a traveling celebration of a genre reborn, with Bad Operation standing firmly at its center.
If their debut introduced the world to their vision, Everything Must Go refines and amplifies it. It is an album that swings, shouts, and refuses complacency — a testament to a band determined not merely to participate in a movement, but to define it.
In an age of fleeting trends and disposable sounds, Bad Operation offer something far more enduring: music with purpose, grit, and a rhythm that refuses to fade.
