{"id":21756,"date":"2026-07-30T18:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21756"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T23:12:54","slug":"criminal-kids-are-back-and-theyve-got-bad-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21756","title":{"rendered":"CRIMINAL KIDS ARE BACK\u2014AND THEY&#8217;VE GOT BAD BLOOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CRIMINAL-KID.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21757\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9840113492580806;width:503px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CRIMINAL-KID.jpg 923w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CRIMINAL-KID-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CRIMINAL-KID-768x780.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(Chicago, IL USA) <\/strong>Chicago&#8217;s Criminal Kids are back in the rock and roll fight with &#8220;Bad Blood,&#8221; a snarling blast of street punk and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll that doesn&#8217;t waste a second getting to the point. Fast riffs, loud hooks, and zero apologies\u2014it&#8217;s the kind of song that belongs blasting from busted speakers and in sweaty dive bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been 8 years since the release of their self-titled EP,&nbsp; they\u2019ve had some personnel changes and smoked a lot of cigarettes,&nbsp; but the band hasn&#8217;t mellowed out. If anything, they&#8217;ve come back meaner, tighter, and louder. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Bob Hartwell, &#8220;Bad Blood&#8221; delivers everything Criminal Kids have always done best: big guitars, sing-along choruses, and enough grit to leave a mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t a return built on nostalgia. It&#8217;s a reminder that Criminal Kids never lost their edge\u2014they&#8217;ve just got another score to settle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spaghetty Town Records is proud to present new music from Chicago&#8217;s Criminal Kids with the release of their latest single, &#8220;Bad Blood.&#8221; The title track is now available on all major streaming and digital download platforms, as well as on a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vinyl pressing is limited to just 250 copies, available on hand numbered red and splatter vinyl, and features the exclusive B-side, &#8220;Revolution,&#8221; available only on the physical release for now. The complete two-song single will be released to streaming and digital platforms at a later date, making this limited pressing the only way to hear &#8220;Revolution&#8221; before its digital debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Criminal Kids <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CriminalKids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<br><\/a>Criminal Kids <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/criminalkids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<br><\/a>Criminal Kids <a href=\"https:\/\/criminalkids.bandcamp.com\/track\/bad-blood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<br><\/a>Criminal Kids <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2sUtQnx9ZrYtWOz5K8SmDp?si=_jy0tHp0TZOzA4khEz2BeA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bad Blood\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5VazNAKWSAq1tOj0NCfr7i?si=7137f636036849e5&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=646dd592270a4bcc&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Criminal Kids\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/2sUtQnx9ZrYtWOz5K8SmDp?si=_jy0tHp0TZOzA4khEz2BeA&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=aa123ff6b7d94cf3&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Chicago, IL USA) Chicago&#8217;s Criminal Kids are back in the rock and roll fight with &#8220;Bad Blood,&#8221; a snarling blast of street punk and rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll that doesn&#8217;t waste a second getting to the point. Fast riffs, loud hooks, and zero apologies\u2014it&#8217;s the kind of song that belongs blasting from busted speakers and in&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21756\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CRIMINAL KIDS ARE BACK\u2014AND THEY&#8217;VE GOT BAD BLOOD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21756"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21758,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21756\/revisions\/21758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}