The Futile is a novel about people trying to create something meaningful together despite their egos, insecurities, and the government trying to kill them.

Or as the more professional ad copy puts it:

“In a near future world, where critics of the authoritarian leader are imprisoned and media has become a state sponsored tool for repression, one punk rock band goes on the road to start a revolution with their music.

But the members of The Futile are fighting more than just the upcoming (and likely rigged) re-election of J. R. Rankin—the man who decides what art, music, books and news can be consumed by the public. When one of their own secretly brings The Futile to the attention of state media and causes them to be a target for Rankin himself, the band—and some of their family members—find themselves on the run. They won’t be silent. They will stick with their very public and very dangerous plan to take down Rankin—even if they might not make it out of this final act of rebellion and revolution alive.

Written with plenty of humor and heart, The Futile is ultimately a book about how people have the power to change themselves—and their world—even in the darkest of times."

Debut author Dane Johns has been a nationally touring musician and is the Executive Director of a youth crisis shelter.

The Bandcamp exclusive is a signed copy of The Futile. First 50 bandcamp orders come with The Futile merch (band buttons & stickers!) and issue 000 of The Futile Zine, a handmade zine featuring rig rundowns of the band, handscrawled lyrics, a short comic, and more. Each zine will be signed and numbered.