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Codefendants, the punk trio consisting of Sam King (Get Dead), Julio “Ceschi” Ramos, and NOFX mastermind and producer Fat Mike, have released “Lonely Life,” the second single off of their upcoming new album LIFERS. The trio teamed up with Sublime’s Jakob Nowell, who stars in the high energy music video, following a story line that depicts the alienation that many feel in modern society. F

 "Lonely Life is my favorite song on the album because it was one of the most beautiful collaborations between all members. This song is a fucken roller coaster ride with no seat belt or safety bars!" – Fat Mike

 “For me, these lyrics are about the alienation many of us feel in modern society, even as we’re more connected than ever through social media. There’s a sense of entrapment in a world where we’re constantly bombarded by noise—advertisements, countless celebrities, the beautiful, the grotesque. It’s a world where we’re almost forced to co-star in a performance, where even the political elite are bad actors in an exaggerated, seemingly never-ending spectacle. The louder, brighter, and more ever-present that spectacle becomes, the more our very existence is commodified—and the more we lose ourselves, and our humanity, in the process. That’s the loneliness I’m touching on here.” – Julio “Ceschi” Ramos

  “I know Fat Mike but I hadn't met the other CODEFENDANTS guys yet. I went in watching my back. I came out knowing who had it.” – Jakob Nowell

 Codefendants are a genre-smashing punk collective blending alternative, hip hop and rock to create a sound they call Crimewave. Formed by Fat Mike (NOFX), Julio ‘Ceschi’ Ramos and Sam King (Get Dead), the band fuses raw punk aggression with sharp lyricism, dark humor, and street-level honesty. The Codefendants—three dangerous bastards with criminal records and musical ambitions—landed like a Molotov cocktail through the window of an industry built on lip-syncers and safe bets.