Upchuck don’t ease into anything. “Last Breath,” the Atlanta punk five-piece’s scorching new single, arrives with the same raw, coiled energy that made their Domino debut ‘I’m Nice Now’ one of the most talked-about punk records of 2025, and it’s a reminder that this band is just getting started. Listen here.
Written and recorded during the ‘I’m Nice Now’ sessions at Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas, with producer Ty Segall, “Last Breath” carries the same blistering urgency that earned the album 4-star reviews from Mojo, Kerrang, Record Collector, and Louder Than War, alongside a 5-star from Hi-Fi Choice.
The critical consensus around ‘I’m Nice Now’ was emphatic. The Guardian called it “politically charged, gloriously abrasive and coiled like a spring.” Kerrang described Upchuck as a band that “don’t just play songs: they spit venom, grind teeth and slam their fists against the rotting walls of America.” Notion put it plainly: “It’s messy, it’s mean, and it feels completely alive.”
The lineup behind that noise is KT on vocals, guitarists Mikey Durham and Hoff, bassist Ausar Ward, and drummer and vocalist Chris Salado. Together they blitz through Mudhoney-esque fuzz with the muscular energy of early Black Flag, pushing into unexpected grooves without ever losing the raw urgency that defines them.
A packed summer of shows follows, including Savannah’s Dog Days Festival, Manchester’s Outbreak Festival, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s Field of Vision II at Meadow Creek in Buena Vista, Colorado. UK dates in London, Bristol, and Leeds round out a run that covers the US, Europe, and beyond.
‘I’m Nice Now’ is available on limited-edition silver vinyl, standard black vinyl, CD, and digitally, all physical formats coming with a foldout poster.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
June 5 – Dog Days Festival, Savannah, GA
June 25 – Patrick-Henry Village (w/ Lambrini Girls), Heidelberg, DE
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, FR
July 3 – Bogen F, Zurich, CH
August 14 – Field of Vision II at Meadow Creek, Buena Vista, CO
August 29 – Canela Party, Torremolinos, ES