Overview
- The track-by-track reinterpretation, titled Enema Of The Garden State, reimagines Blink-182’s 1999 Enema of the State with acoustic and punk-influenced arrangements.
- Diaz recorded the covers in New Jersey during sessions for her album Fatal Optimist as daily studio warm-ups overseen by producer and engineer Andrew Maury.
- She decided to release the project in response to expansive deportation actions under the Trump administration, calling the title politically and culturally ironic.
- The album is available only on Bandcamp via Anti-, with “Don’t Leave Me” and “Anthem” offered for free streaming and the full set available for purchase.
- Diaz pledges every penny to the Defending Our Neighbors Fund, which provides legal and financial support to immigrant families, and she is touring through November with Europe and UK dates in February.