Red Alert (https://www.facebook.com/redalertsunderland/) are the long running band from Sunderland who formed way back in 1979. They split in 1985 but it was a short lived parting of the ways and normal service was resumed 4 years later. The 2020 incarnation of the band sees original vocalist Steve "Cast Iron" Smith living just outside of Barcelona but still managing to carry out frontman duties ably aided and abetted by Mick Jones (guitar), Dave Jones (bass) and Axel Klempin (drums).
With a strong anti racist & anti fascist ethos, they're possibly best known nowadays for the various "greatest hits" collections released by Captain Oi! Records but going off the evidence presented by their new record, they certainly aren't a tired old band traipsing round the punk gig circuit trading on past glories.
The new record is a split ep with French oi band 1984. Both bands contribute a couple of tracks each and the ep's available on 10" vinyl (400 copies clear, 100 red) from Dirty Punk Records : http://www.dirtypunk.fr/
Too Many Goodbyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RWPjxR6QRA) is a mid paced tribute to those rock n rollers that leave us too soon. The band's original guitarist Tony Van Frater sadly passed away in 2015 so I'm guessing he's very much the inspiration for this song.
The other Red Alert track, is a singalong with a big chorus and you'll find it below. It's called Wounds That Never Heal...
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