VIA PRESS RELEASE | Guadalajara’s MESS is undeniably one of the heavy hitters of the thriving international Oi! and streetpunk scene today. As a result, their records are highly sought after by fans and collectors alike. The unfortunate and inevitable result is that some of their best work has become almost impossibly rare on vinyl!
Well, fans need worry not, because MESS has teamed up with Pirates Press Records to collect ALL of their rare and out-of-print singles and EPs from 2020–2022 on one glorious slab of vinyl for the very first time…and all re-mastered, to boot! That is their entire recorded output prior to their debut LP Under Attack.
SOMOS MESS is now available from Pirates Press Records. The re-mastered album will be available on Bandcamp on Friday May 1st, and on all major streaming platforms and in retail stores the following week, May 8th!
Between announcing themselves to the world with the release of their first 12” EP “Intercity” and the release of their debut full length Under Attack, MESS had a prolific two years. Now, for the first time ever, all 16 songs released during that period —including the first EP—can be found in one place: together at last and freshly remastered on one glorious slab of wax. Pirates Press Records is proud to present SOMOS MESS (WE ARE MESS), a collection of the band’s much sought-after early work!
Between 2020 and 2022, MESS released two EPs, two 7”’s (including the long sold out split with The Chisel), and appeared on the compilation Stronger Than Before Vol 1 (Longshot / Battle Scarred Records). This flurry of activity quickly captured the attention of the international punk scene, rapidly making MESS a global fan favorite, with fans eagerly awaiting each release.
Influenced by the classic sounds of Oi! and UK82, the band brings a raw but catchy sensibility to their street level rock ’n roll anthems, singing primarily in English and occasionally in Spanish. As their sound and attitude spread like wildfire with each release, an ever-growing fan base were left scrambling to find copies of their back catalog.
Although “Intercity” and the follow up EP “Fuego Fuego Fuego” have received multiple represses in Europe, and “Intercity” was pressed as a picture disc in the USA via Pirates, Fuego Fuego Fuego has never had a US pressing. Likewise, both 7”s are long out-of-print, and never to be repressed. SOMOS MESS is the answer collectors have been searching for, and with everything freshly re-mastered, this album is essential for any fan’s collection.
SOMOS MESS is available from Pirates Press Records webstore on 12” Electric Smoke Vinyl, 12” Twilight Marble Vinyl, and 12” White Vinyl with Black Ripple, and is shipping out immediately. The album will be available in stores wherever fine streetpunk vinyl is sold on May 08, 2026!
