New York City’s OUTERNATIONAL has released Todos Somos Ilegales, an 18 track genre-bending bilingual mixtape album featuring collaborations with Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman), Calle 13 (nine time 2011 Latin Grammy winner), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), plus special guest appearances by Ceci Bastida (Ex-Tijuana No) and transglobal tropical club DJ Uproot Andy.

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Todos Somos Ilegales translates as “We Are All Illegals” and the record is a scathing exposé of a system that criminalizes those who produce the wealth it rests upon while deeming them illegal. Over the course of 11 songs and 8 film-scored interludes, OUTERNATIONAL weaves together stories of the shadowy southern borderland, bringing the isolation, desperation, raw terror and bitter irony of the American past and present into clear focus, uniquely contrasting that with the band’s revolutionary vision of an emancipated humanity and a liberated planet. Musically bringing together rock, punk, hip hop, cumbia, mariachi, folk, soul, and gypsy sounds, Todos Somos Ilegales is a singular album for 2012.

On February 2, 2012 the band appeared live at the former CBGB’s featuring Chad Smith, courtesy of John Varvatos who immediately tweeted after the raucous show: “Outernational with Chad Smith absolutely killed it last night!!!!!! Thanks for everything. You guys are starting a revolution.” Video from the night can be seen here:

“Channeling the radical stance and the disregard for stylistic parameters that were a hallmark of the Clash, New York City’s Outernational is hellbent on restoring righteous indignation to rock and roll.” -The New Yorker

“Outernational uncompromisingly tells the truth, and they paint a picture of the world the way they see it and a way that we don’t hear on the radio and television as much as people need to.” -Tom Morello

“Coupled with dynamic rhythms that somehow flow together like streams of water, their ripped-from-the-headlines lyrics of liberation struggle had the audience literally—at least in the case of one wild fan in a Mexican wrestling mask—hanging from the rafters.” -The Village Voice

“These boys are the next big thing… They are an incredible mix of hard-rock, hip-hop, and world music. They mix politics and dance music in the best way, much like “The Clash” did.” -BBC Radio

“Seeing is believing. They are down for the cause. They live it; it is no bullshit. It’s awesome and humbling and inspiring all at the same time. The new grassroots movement has Outernational for soil.” -Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

“The music of Outernational, denouncing the shameful stories of the old world while beholding visions of the new, could truly be the beginning of the revolution.” -Catalina Maria Johnson, Gozamos.com

“Outernational with Chad Smith absolutely killed it last night!!!!!! Thanks for everything. You guys are starting a revolution.” – John Varvatos at the former home of CBGB