{"id":32730,"date":"2018-01-30T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T09:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=32730"},"modified":"2018-01-28T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T12:12:49","slug":"dirty-heads-celebrate-ft-the-unlikely-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/dirty-heads-celebrate-ft-the-unlikely-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Heads &#8211; &#8216;Celebrate&#8217; Ft. The Unlikely Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/01\/dirty-heads-celebrate-ft-the-unlikely-candidates\/dirty-heads-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Dirty-Heads-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dirty Heads &amp;#8211; Press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Dirty-Heads-Press.jpg?fit=640%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32733\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Dirty-Heads-Press.jpg?resize=640%2C469&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dirty Heads, from Huntingdon Beach in California, are an Alternative\/Hip Hop\/Reggae collective that were formed in 1996 by Jared Watson and Dustin &#8220;Duddy B&#8221; Bushnell. Their latst single, &#8216;Celebrate&#8217; features The Unlikely Candidates, from Fort Worth, Texas. The track is paired with a video directed by Wayne Isham, which combines old family photos and videos, shots of the band performing, as well as concert footage.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Celebrate&#8217;, from Dirty Heads&#8217; 6th studio album, &#8216;Swim Team&#8217;, released in October last year through Five Seven Music, which was followed by a tour with Tyrone&#8217;s Jacket, and The Unlikely Candidates, the latter of whom appear on this track. The 11 song album track is is poignant and touching, with the subject focusing on friends, fans, and family.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dustin &#8220;Duddy B&#8221; Bushnell said of the song,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a look inside a band and touring as well as the journey you take to make it. We\u2019re not bullshitting about anything, but you\u2019re on the road and you miss your family. We all started doing this a while ago. None of us were <span class=\"vm-hook-outer vm-hook-default\"><span class=\"vm-hook\">married<\/span><\/span> at the time. None of us had kids. Now it\u2019s all different.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about Dirty Heads online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dirtyheads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DirtyHeads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dirtyheads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dirtyheads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>. Stream and download &#8216;Swim Team&#8217;, featuring &#8216;Celebrate&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/swimteamDH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_42554\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YzmC7U57fQk?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Dirty Heads - Celebrate feat. 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Their latst single, &#8216;Celebrate&#8217; features The Unlikely Candidates, from Fort Worth, Texas. 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