“Headache” is a classic punk song – it sounds right out of the ‘80s, cause it was written in the 80s, only never actually finished until recently. We needed a song for a stage play about punk in the 1980s, so we pulled this one out of the files and Jim put a pretty cool riff to it. When the Submensas reformed it was a natural fit. So it has the unique quality of being very old and yet our newest original song. Thematically, it is what it is, a song about angst and dreams unfulfilled, but it’s got a catchy refrain and a cascading drum montage by Darryl that really sells the song. Also a special shoutout to Vernon for a superb vocal arrangement. Plus, the final mastering was done by a Grammy-winning engineer!