Description
Detox – We Don’t Like You Either – Vinyl Record
We Don’t Like You Either is a bit of an underground gem and something of a mystery to the casual listener, as it doesn’t come from a widely known mainstream act. In this case, Detox refers to the Los Angeles punk band, who were part of the Southern California punk and hardcore scene in the 1980s and early 1990s. We Don’t Like You Either is their 1995 album, and it captures the band’s snotty, sarcastic, and aggressive punk ethos, filled with sharp humor, social criticism, and classic punk grit.
Detox emerged from the same vibrant scene that gave rise to bands like Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Fear, though they always remained more underground and cult-followed than those bigger names. Musically, Detox fits into the hardcore-adjacent California punk style, but with a heavy dose of sarcasm, political jabs, and dark humor, in line with bands like Angry Samoans or Adolescents. They blended short, fast, loud tracks with irreverent lyrics aimed at authority figures, societal hypocrisy, and, well, everyone else too.
The album title itself—We Don’t Like You Either—is the perfect encapsulation of Detox’s attitude. It’s a middle finger to conformity, politeness, and the commercializing of punk that was happening as the 90s progressed. Released in 1995, it was a throwback to early 80s punk ethics, standing in contrast to the radio-friendly pop-punk explosion led by Green Day and The Offspring. Detox wasn’t interested in crossover success—they were here to mock the world and make noise.
Detox never became a household name, but among diehard fans of the LA punk scene, We Don’t Like You Either is a cult classic—a reminder of when punk was abrasive, funny, politically incorrect, and absolutely unbothered by mainstream appeal. The album represents a last gasp of old-school punk bitterness, arriving just before the late-90s explosion of corporate punk festivals and MTV-friendly punk rockers.
We Don’t Like You Either is a hidden treasure for fans who love their punk snotty, sarcastic, and defiantly underground. It’s the sound of a band that would rather burn bridges than build them, and in that spirit, it captures the pure punk attitude that made the early LA scene legendary. If you like your punk with sharp humor, scathing observations, and zero desire to impress anyone, this is a record worth digging up.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Flipside Records
Track Listing
Mother Nature
Adhesive Jane
Chaos Sera Sera
Horsehead
Nasty Rattle
No Singing
Dance Stupid
