Manu Chao has always been an iconoclast, from his inclusive, multilingual blend of punk and world sounds to his tireless quest for spreading his ethos of justice and understanding via music-as-protest. But when we heard about his new project – recording an album with a bunch of psychiatric patients – we were understandably intrigued….

Pissed Jeans is a band that sounds much as one would imagine. Bursts of overdriven, discordant punk noise narrated by throat-shredding screams of nihilistic discontent. But what makes Pissed Jeans more than just a Black Flag tribute band are the sardonic are often profound lyrics contain within those screams.