Bad Brains will release their new studio album in over a decade. Build A Nation is scheduled for release on June 26 on Megaforece Records. Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys produced the album.

Bassist Darryl Jenifer recalls how Adam Yauch joined the project. “This album started in my studio with primal, classic Bad Brains intentions. I told Adam I was thinking about a new Brains’ record, then Adam said ‘Word! You should let me produce that shit, son! I’ll smoke those other cats that tried to produce y’all. I’ll make you sound real!’ I said ‘Word!’ And the rest is history. Adam took it in a direction that captured the S/T vibe, but with an honest, modern touch.”

Bad Brains will be performing at this year’s Sasquatch Festival on May 27 and will be making several major festival appearances both in the US and Europe. Details will be announced shortly.

Tracklist for Build A Nation Sequence:

01 Give Thanks And Praises
02 Jah People Make The World Go Round
03 Pure Love
04 Natty Dreadlocks ‘Pon The Mountain Top
05 Build A Nation
06 Expand Your Soul
07 Jah Love
08 Let There Be Angels (Just Like You)
09 Universal Peace
10 Roll On
11 Until Kingdom Comes
12 In The Beginning
13 Send You No More Flowers
14 Peace Be Unto Thee