Roe Kapara

1575 fans

“I had no intention to ever write any sort of anti-establishment songs,” admits Roe Kapara, the incisive songwriter hailing from Los Angeles by way of St. Louis. “I think it’s just the shock of living right now.” With half a million monthly Spotify listeners sharing his sense of hopelessness about the world they've inherited, Kapara translates the frustrations of coming of age in modern America into five sharp-witted songs on his EP Big Cigars and Satin Shorts. In this second release under Epitaph Records, Kapara marries a radical punk ethos with electrifying indie-rock spirit, offering a poignant reflection of how an entire generation of desensitized, bleeding-heart young people are feeling. 

Combining swelling choruses, plucky melodies, explosive riffs, and razor-sharp lyrics, Kapara confronts the absurdity of modern life with both humor and angst. Throughout the project, he passionately addresses wealth disparity, corporate greed, and the illusion of the American Dream. He gives voice to the mix of fury and despair that arises from witnessing friends, family, and generational peers be consistently let down by institutions with lofty promises. 

Kapara recognizes that even those rejecting the status quo, like himself, aren’t immune to societal pressures. His jaunty tune "Dumb" calls out the judgmental blows and subtle digs from family members trying to force conformity and instill feelings of inadequacy while he carves his own path and follows his dreams. Meanwhile, his project’s title track “Cigars and Satin Shorts” is influenced by watching compassionate youth raging against injustices, only to be blocked by the big wigs at the top. “Seeing people in my generation speak out about the environment, war, and corporations buying up all the houses, it feels like our efforts are often in vain,” he reflects.

Big Cigars and Satin Shorts continues riding the high of Kapara’s successful debut EP I Hope Hell Isn’t Real, which cemented Kapara as one of the most exciting new voices in alt-rock and earned him an opening EU tour slot with Rick Montgomery. But Kapara’s new project also marks a decisive move to show off a more vulnerable side of his songwriting, with tracks like the catchy misfit anthem “Hate Myself” and the macabre EP closer “The Dead Come Talking.” “There's a lot more songs that are closer to my heart on this project,” he says. “I was just not playing into whatever the internet told me to make.”
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The Dead Come Talking
Roe Kapara
The Dead Come Talking
02:13
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
01
Everyone's Dying (Grandma's Drunk Again)
Roe Kapara
Everyone's Dying (Grandma's Drunk Again)
02:25
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Jack Dosik / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Jack Dosik
01
Preacher
Roe Kapara
Preacher
01:45
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight
01
Feel Sexy
Roe Kapara
Feel Sexy
03:26
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Ryan Spraker - Mandicimo / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Ryan Spraker - Mandicimo
01
Employment Cost
Roe Kapara
Employment Cost
01:37
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson
01
Good Times
Roe Kapara
Good Times
03:07
Writer: Roe Kapara - Ryan Spraker / Composers: Roe Kapara - Ryan Spraker
01
Dumb
Roe Kapara
Dumb
03:16
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - John Armando Gayleard - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - John Armando Gayleard - Dolo Tonight
01
Better Off
Roe Kapara
Better Off
02:37
Writer: Roe Kapara - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Roe Kapara - Dolo Tonight
01
This Time Last Week
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
02:14
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight
03
Everything's Fine (Nuke Song)
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
02:14
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
01
Fajita!
Roe Kapara
Fajita!
02:30
Writer: Dolo Tonight - Austin Sellinger - Neanderthal / Composers: Dolo Tonight - Austin Sellinger - Neanderthal
01
Life In America
Roe Kapara
Life In America
02:41
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
01
Daisies
Roe Kapara
Daisies
03:18
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson - Rachel Briggs / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson - Rachel Briggs
01
Before We Croak
Roe Kapara
Before We Croak
02:24
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Chevy Ha / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Chevy Ha
01
Glorious Day
Roe Kapara
Glorious Day
02:53
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber
01
Things That You'd Never Expect
Roe Kapara
Things That You'd Never Expect
02:40
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson - Galen Butler - Jason Phillip - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson - Galen Butler - Jason Phillip - Dolo Tonight
02
Cigars and Satin Shorts
Roe Kapara
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
03:09
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber
01
I Wanted You
Roe Kapara
I Wanted You
02:53
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Timothy Lee / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Timothy Lee
01
Waiting
Roe Kapara
Waiting
02:49
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
01
Make The News
Roe Kapara
Make The News
02:42
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - Christopher Robinson
05
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
02:20
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Gabriel Black - Joel Ferber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Gabriel Black - Joel Ferber
03
Hate Myself
Roe Kapara
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
02:59
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber
01
Fake My Death
Dolo Tonight
Fake My Death
02:25
Writer: Dolo Tonight - Roe Kapara / Composers: Dolo Tonight - Roe Kapara
07
What Is My Life Worth
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
03:17
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger

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  • Discography
EPs
℗ 2024 Epitaph
23-08-2024
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
01
Dumb
Roe Kapara
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
03:16
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - John Armando Gayleard - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - John Armando Gayleard - Dolo Tonight
02
Cigars and Satin Shorts
Roe Kapara
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
03:09
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber
03
Hate Myself
Roe Kapara
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
02:59
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber
04
Glorious Day
Roe Kapara
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
02:53
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber
05
The Dead Come Talking
Roe Kapara
Big Cigars and Satin Shorts
02:13
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
℗ 2023 Epitaph
14-04-2023
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
01
This Time Last Week
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
02:14
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight
02
Everyone's Dying (Grandma's Drunk Again)
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
02:25
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Jack Dosik / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Jack Dosik
03
Everything's Fine (Nuke Song)
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
02:14
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
04
Interlude
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
03:08
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
05
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
02:20
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Gabriel Black - Joel Ferber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Gabriel Black - Joel Ferber
06
Preacher
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
01:45
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight
07
What Is My Life Worth
Roe Kapara
I Hope Hell Isn't Real
03:17
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
Singles
℗ 2025 Epitaph
12-06-2025
Good Times
01
Good Times
Roe Kapara
Good Times
03:07
Writer: Roe Kapara - Ryan Spraker / Composers: Roe Kapara - Ryan Spraker
℗ 2025 Epitaph
12-02-2025
Feel Sexy
01
Feel Sexy
Roe Kapara
Feel Sexy
03:26
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Ryan Spraker - Mandicimo / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Ryan Spraker - Mandicimo
℗ 2024 Epitaph
10-07-2024
Dumb
01
Dumb
Roe Kapara
Dumb
03:16
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - John Armando Gayleard - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Jack Dosik - John Armando Gayleard - Dolo Tonight
℗ 2024 Epitaph
15-05-2024
Life In America
01
Life In America
Roe Kapara
Life In America
02:41
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
Epitaph
16-02-2024
Glorious Day
01
Glorious Day
Roe Kapara
Glorious Day
02:53
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dan Farber
Epitaph
01-11-2023
Fajita!
01
Fajita!
Roe Kapara
Fajita!
02:30
Writer: Dolo Tonight - Austin Sellinger - Neanderthal / Composers: Dolo Tonight - Austin Sellinger - Neanderthal
Epitaph
14-09-2023
The Dead Come Talking
01
The Dead Come Talking
Roe Kapara
The Dead Come Talking
02:13
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger
Epitaph
14-07-2023
Before We Croak
01
Before We Croak
Roe Kapara
Before We Croak
02:24
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Chevy Ha / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Chevy Ha
Epitaph
07-06-2023
Fake My Death
01
Fake My Death
Dolo Tonight
Fake My Death
02:25
Writer: Dolo Tonight - Roe Kapara / Composers: Dolo Tonight - Roe Kapara
Epitaph
10-03-2023
Preacher
01
Preacher
Roe Kapara
Preacher
01:45
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight
Epitaph
03-02-2023
Better Off
01
Better Off
Roe Kapara
Better Off
02:37
Writer: Roe Kapara - Dolo Tonight / Composers: Roe Kapara - Dolo Tonight
Roe Kapara, under exclusive license to Epitaph
28-10-2022
Everyone's Dying (Grandma's Drunk Again)
01
Everyone's Dying (Grandma's Drunk Again)
Roe Kapara
Everyone's Dying (Grandma's Drunk Again)
02:25
Writer: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Jack Dosik / Composers: Austin Sellinger - Dolo Tonight - Jack Dosik
Roe Kapara, under exclusive license to Epitaph
29-09-2022
Everything's Fine (Nuke Song)
01
Everything's Fine (Nuke Song)
Roe Kapara
Everything's Fine (Nuke Song)
02:14
Writer: Austin Sellinger / Composers: Austin Sellinger