Madi Diaz releases blink-182 covers album, Enema of the Garden State with proceeds benefit Defending Our Neighbors Fund

Enema Of The Garden State was recorded while Diaz was tracking and writing Fatal Optimist in New Jersey. Diaz comments, “These recordings started out as a fun light exercise fueled by an eternal love and fandom I have for blink-182 and the record Enema Of The State. I wanted to see if I could let the nostalgia drive my memory for the lyrics and tear through a punky acoustic arrangement. No planning, no overthinking, no analyzing allowed, just ripping into the songs. It was just pure fun, pure joy.”

Diaz initially intended to leave the project unreleased, but was motivated by the mass deportations occurring in the U.S. She comments “I started thinking about how incredible the name Enema Of The State is for a record. How the title is somehow so current and politically, culturally, socially, insanely ironic. And we thought maybe we could use this version of Enema Of The (Garden) State to raise awareness and money for people in need of defense and aid in their right to live and work and breathe and be and stay on American soil.

Every penny this project generates will go to Defending Our Neighbors Fund. This will help give immigrant families, adults, young children, and so many of those in need of advocates, access to resources through this support system. Thank you so much for listening. For me, it’s become so much more than just a nostalgia for teenage rebellion against mom and dad. Fuck ICE. Enema Of The State Forever.”