Hailing from Los Angeles, Hoist the Colors blend all their influences together just like the city they call home. Their newest studio effort and fourth record to date shows this more than ever. Blending their classic Americana and Irish/Bluegrass roots with the Southern California Punk melodies they grew up on, the band has found a sound to call their own. If Bad Religion and the Pogues hunkered down in a lab together, Hoist the colors would be the result of their manic experiment.