Worker's Union is the first EP from Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

 based punk

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band Smoke or Fire

Smoke or Fire

Smoke or Fire is an American punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.The band originally formed in 1998, when western Massachusetts native Joe McMahon got together with Chris Brand , Bill Ironfield , and Nick Maggiore , hailing from New Hampshire...

. This was originally recorded under the name Jericho RVA and the band was forced to change their name shortly after the record's release due to a band already existing under the same name. This record was released on the Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

 based record label Iodine Recordings

Iodine Recordings

Iodine Recordings was an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Iodine Recordings released punk, hardcore, and indie rock music. It was once home to bands such as Brand New, Orange Island, Smoke or Fire , There Were Wires, Gregor Samsa, and more.Iodine started as a...

 and received great reviews from the punk rock community. Iodine Recordings went out of business shortly after Worker's Union was released, which limited it's distribution. Smoke or Fire signed to Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....

 soon after and released their follow-up album Above the City

Above the City

Above The City is the debut album by American punk rock band Smoke or Fire.-Track listing:All tracks by Joe McMahon-Personnel:*Jeremy Cochran – guitar*Ethan Dussault – engineer, mixing, audio production*Fat Mike – producer...

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Track listing

1. "Sunday Pints"
2. "Beauty Fades"
3. "Fifty Cent Hearts"
4. "Second Wind"
5. "Running In Circles"
6. "They All Go To California"
7. "Oxygen"