Punk'n'rollers SPEAK FOR THE DEAD channel political paranoia and Motorhead vibes into a wild debut

Punk'n'rollers SPEAK FOR THE DEAD channel political paranoia and Motorhead vibes into a wild debut

There’s a moment in “They Live” where the sunglasses go on and suddenly every billboard, every sign, every surface is propaganda. Speak for the Dead keep coming back to that image, as a way of describing how they see the world outside their practice space in Santa Rosa, California. Their self-titled debut album, ten tracks of high-speed punk with a metallic edge, operates in that headspace. Once you start paying attention, everything looks diffe…