For punk rockers who have been plying their trade for any length of time, there is a risk that youthful rage will eventually harden into something resembling grumpiness.
So it’s understandable that some of the songs that came out of this weird moment in time — including the raging opener 5th Bar, the 44-second finger-lift Nobody Cares and pummelling Rage is a Perfectly Valid Response — maintain a somewhat sour flavour, even if they do boast the act’s trademark catchy hooks. But they realized early on that this wouldn’t sustain an entire album.
“It’s like ‘speaking of cults, do you want to come be a fan of our band?” he says. “It’s just a play on fandom, I guess. It’s like ‘Get on board, this is going to be hilariously fun entertaining ride. We take all followers.’ Being in a band, especially being a frontman in a band, is kind of like starting your own cult and cultivating people to believe in what you do. Nothing sinister though.'”
Formed by Ollinger and guitarists Richard MacFarlane and Sean Hamilton in 2013, the band named themselves after the American physicist and children’s show personality who is most famous for appearing on the Mickey Mouse Club and for playing the Professor on. The band’s longevity may have something to do with its somewhat casual approach to careerism.