Manchester hardcore punks Throwing Stuff have released a new single I Hate This Place ahead of a rare appearance at Manchester Punk Festival on 8 April.
‘I Hate This Place’ is their first release in two years! The single sees Throwing Stuff return to their trademark brand of incendiary hardcore and lyrical piss and vinegar. Capturing the essence of their explosive live shows.
The two-minute track sees Throwing Stuff channel their fury at the racists their vocalist finds himself face-to-face with where he lives and works in south-east Asia.
“The irony isn’t lost on me that I have personally encountered more white, small-minded bigots halfway around the world in Myanmar than I ever have in the UK. There is enough Islamophobia within Myanmar popular discourse without Britain exporting its finest arseholes to teach in the country’s schools,” he said.
I Hate This Place is the first of three singles coming out in 2023, with the subsequent releases staggered over May and June.
War to the Palaces is the third and final single from UK ska-punks Faintest Idea ahead of their raucous new album The Road to Sedition which is due for release on TNSrecords (UK) and Jump Start Records (US) on 31 March 2023.
All ska has been dropped for this track, being a straight up punk song of the rabble rousing variety. Lyrically the song touches upon the ever worsening housing crisis in the UK and urges people to look at who owns the land and property we’re all supposed to live on.
The chorus is angry and anthemic, complete with trumpet fanfare and gang vocals. Designed for you to shout as loud as you can while running around in circles.
The Road To Sedition is a call to arms, marching to a beat of blistering horn riffs and shout-along choruses. With tours of mainland Europe and the USA (in support of The Slackers) planned for 2023, there’s never been a better time to get dancing to Faintest Idea.
Faintest Idea is best known for their incendiary live shows, politically-charged lyrics and infectious horn lines. This six-piece street-punk band from East Anglia return in 2023 with their long-anticipated new album, ‘The Road To Sedition‘, which promises rage-fuelled stomping infused with a good measure of bouncy ska.
The Road to Sedition is a call to arms. It’s an accomplished studio release which sits partway between an autobiography and a political polemic, marching to a beat of blistering horn riffs and shout-along choruses. Faintest Idea’s lyrics are unapologetically political and personal, tackling issues of power, war, PTSD, climate change, economic inequality and the ongoing fight for a more equal world … all delivered with a raw intensity that is sure to resonate with fans.
Whether you’re a seasoned punk or a newcomer to the genre, ‘The Road To Sedition‘ is an album you won’t want to miss. With its powerful message and uncrushable spirit, it is the perfect soundtrack for a new era of resistance and rebellion. Get ready to join Faintest Idea on The Road To Sedition.
The album is being released by TNSrecords (UK) and Jump Start Records (US).
‘Mine To Lose’ owes as much to Rocket from the Crypt as it does Poison Idea and shows a more considered approach to their songwriting than the frantic 80’s infused hardcore offerings that Incisions are known for since forming 6 years ago.
Following the brutal nihilism of 2021’s ‘BLISS’ LP and recent single ‘Gasoline’, ‘Mine To Lose’ takes you on a journey from the depths of regret through the pain of losing yourself to your vices via a singalong chorus and relentless rhythm section. Whilst the opening lyric cries “it’s torture when I’m coming down” ‘Mine To Lose’ presents a confident band still moving in the right direction.
Manchester birthed Incisions in 2015 and they’ve been honing the sound since. This is what being young, working class punk in the North of England sounds like. They’ve combined love, lust, liquor and rage, dragging 80s American hardcore through the streets of Manchester.
Incisions are now heading into 2022 with a fresh take on their now established sound and an infamous reputation for their rowdy gigs. Since releasing their debut LP through TNS at the end of 2018, Incisions have played alongside some of the biggest names in Punk (Poison Idea, D.O.A, Adolescents, Drug Church, D.I to name a few) with some well received festival appearances and sold out headline gigs along the way.
Having released their second LP ‘BLISS’ – a nihilistic and brutal assault – 2022 is set to be another busy year for the pride of Manchester. With Jordan now dropping the guitar/vocalist role everyone in the band is now able to focus on their respective duties. As a result, expect the latest incarnation of Incisions to be heavier, angrier, faster, sexier and much more lucrative for the already high-earning band than ever before.
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