.22 (pronounced “twenty-two”) is an independent rock band from Chicago and Idaho. The lineup always has been and forever will be Brian O. (guitars, keyboards and vocals), Lindsey G. (basses) and Brad W. (drums).

.22 has two previous records: 1998’s Watertown and 2003’s The Worker. Each record was recorded by Steve Albini in Chicago IL in 3 days.

These records were Excellent. These records received Favorable Reviews. If you liked Hüsker Dü, Arcwelder, Polvo, Spoon or Karate, you liked .22. But! Those! Days! Are! Gone! .22 got a brand new bag. These days it’s all AC/DC, The Birthday Party, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Buddy Holly and XTC. It’s the beauty of power of simplicity of clarity of fuck you this is how we do it.

The result? A record that .22 calls The Patriots.

The Patriots? What’s a patriot, you say? Good question. All flag waving and state funerals aside, .22 finds its Patriots in the quiet hero, the proud outcast, the unrepentant. It’s the punky twerp standing up to the cool kids in “School Song”. It’s the smitten soldier in “This Is Distance”. It’s the doomed smokejumper in “Young Men And Fire”. It’s the young backseat slut freely dealing it in “Burlap”.

Or maybe .22 is wrong. Maybe a Patriot is the backstabbing media bitch in “Tass”. Maybe it’s the creepy Patriot Act-inspired narrator of “Cropduster”. Maybe it’s the jabbering cell phone subway girl in “Are You Still There, Cherie?”

Hey. Your call. It’s always your call.

The point? Do it Right. Do it Well. Do it Your Way.

Be a Patriot.