NME rated it as the 47th best album of the year
After causing significant damage throughout the world over the past two years with their Doomsday Machine
Second album "Pretenders II" was released in August 1981 and leaped straight in to the Top Ten
Cover art by Raymond Pettibon
so not only do the songs that make up Countin’ Cards offer up deep and poignant existential questions about life—as well as the social and political constructs that surround and consume it —but they’re also a reflection of Sendejas’ newfound clarity and the path he’s now trying to take
Dan Vapid And The Cheats "Welcome To Dystopia" goods NME rated it as theWelcome to Dystopia is " an unfiltered return to punk and rock n roll basics that packs a powerful punch. The songs focus on the pandemic, malignant narcissism, the rise of conspiracy theories, isolation, and unhealthy discourse on social media." It's a killer, classic Vapid record, and we know you'll love it as much as we do.