Upchuck are back with “Last Breath,” a scorching new single written and recorded during the ‘I’m Nice Now’ sessions at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas with producer Ty Segall. The track arrives as the Atlanta five-piece head into a packed summer of festival and club dates across the US, Europe, and UK. Listen here.
‘I’m Nice Now’, released last autumn via Domino, drew praise from across the board. The Guardian called the band “politically charged, gloriously abrasive and coiled like a spring.” Kerrang gave it 4 stars, writing that “Upchuck don’t just play songs: they spit venom, grind teeth and slam their fists against the rotting walls of America.” Mojo noted their “Mudhoney-esque fuzz with the muscular heft of early Black Flag.” Hi-Fi Choice went to 5 stars. The critical consensus is as close to unanimous as punk rock gets.
The summer run includes Dog Days Festival in Savannah, Outbreak Festival in Manchester, a date with Lambrini Girls in Heidelberg, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s Field of Vision II at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista, Colorado. Club dates in London, Bristol, and Leeds round out the UK stretch.
‘I’m Nice Now’ is available on limited-edition silver vinyl, standard black vinyl, CD, and digitally, each physical format including a foldout poster.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
June 5 – Dog Days Festival, Savannah, GA
June 25 – Patrick-Henry Village with Lambrini Girls, Heidelberg, Germany
June 27 – Outbreak Festival, Manchester, UK
June 28 – Oslo, London, UK
June 29 – Thekla, Bristol, UK
June 30 – Brudenell, Leeds, UK
July 2 – Les Eurockéennes, Belfort, France
July 3 – Bogen F, Zurich, Switzerland
August 14 – Field of Vision II at Meadow Creek, Buena Vista, CO
August 29 – Canela Party, Torremolinos, Spain