Devon punk-roots trail-blazers, Crazy Arm, head out this autumn on a belated UK mini-tour in support of their new album ‘Dark Hands, Thunderbolts’. The album, their fourth on Xtra Mile Recordings, was released this January to rave reviews from critics and fans alike. This short UK tour includes two dates with their good friends, The Skints, while the London date is part of Till The Fest: a three-day independent punk festival featuring many luminaries of the UK underground. Crazy Arm headline the other four shows.
TOUR DATES 25th Sept – Junction, Plymouth (w/Okay, Bye + Bus Station Loonies + Heavy Heavy Hands) 5th Oct – Exchange Basement, Bristol (w/Erica Freas + Okay, Bye)6th Oct – Waterfront, Norwich (w/The Skints)7th Oct – MK11, Milton Keynes (w/The Skints)8th Oct – The Exchange, Keighley (w/Sounds Of Swami + Homonym)9th Oct – Labour Club, Lincoln (w/The Capital + Other Half)10th Oct – Till The Fest, New Cross Inn, London (w/AIHN + Lightyear + WACO + more)
ALBUM REVIEWS “Staggeringly ambitious” 9/10 Classic Rock Magazine “A clever, expansive version of punk rock” 4/5 RNR Magazine”Tales of alienation wrapped up in a succession of ferocious riffs” Uncut “A propulsive, explosive return” 8/10 Vive Le Rock “A unique band at their very best” Punktastic “A fabulous collection” 5/5 Morning Star “A stunning album” Razorcake “Totally visceral and vital” 9/10 The Soundboard “Could already be one of the best albums of the year” 9/10 Noizze “A remarkable piece of work” Shout Louder “Some of the most outstanding music from these shores in a long time” 5/5 The Punk Site
‘Dark Hands, Thunderbolts’ is a return to the rowdy guitars, epic choruses and Americana twang of Crazy Arm’s first two albums. This collection of songs finds the band in a reflective but no less indignant mood. It features the heaviest, the lightest and the most expansive songs that the band have recorded, with a strong cinematic influence at play, betraying their fondness for Ennio Morricone, Murder By Death and Constantines. Of course, their stock-in-trade – breathless punk rock riffola, Appalachian harmonies, syncopated rhythms, anthemic singalongs – are still very present and correct.
Watch video for ‘Fear Up’ single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbk9Gn2UQqc
Watch video for ‘Brave Starts Here’ single: https://youtu.be/MebRqZWs_lo
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