Rising Australian punks Press Club have announced the follow up to their phenomenal debut album “Late Teens”. The follow up “Wasted Energy” is due out on August 16th on Hassle Records. To whet our appetite for the big event, they’ve shared new single “Thinking About You”.
“Thinking About You” is another mandatory listen. Nat Foster’s vocal delivery and passion are the immediate standout but the band manage to create a sound that is instantly recognisable as them whilst remaining fresh and an evolution to “Late Teens”.
“Thinking About You” details Nat’s experience with a stalker, as she proclaims “You know me well // But I don’t know you at all // I wake up, I wake up // And I start to shit myself”. Whilst obviously being a personal experience it’s a tale that will, unfortunately, resonate with many and that’s one of the draws of the band so far – the songwriting is so strong that it’s easy to connect with them.
A press release for “Wasted Energy” gives us an insight into how the album will be an evolution for the band as it states “In contrast to Late Teens, lyrically, Wasted Energy approaches the microphone through a lens of extrospection. It examines the negative behaviours in the world around us and how we’re all learning to exist in today’s ever-evolving socio-moral landscape. Wasted Energy is broadly about change, and life’s watershed moments that change its course. These shifts are laterally represented lyrically and sonically in many of its songs. Sweeping about-faces and musical departures are an expansion of the musical fibre that make up the Press Club repertoire.”
“Late Teens” was heralded by critics and featured on many “best of” and “ones to watch” lists, for the fans though they’re renowned for their incendiary live shows where the raw energy of the tracks is mirrored in the performance. Press Club are on their way to bigger things and you should catch them at your earliest opportunity as they’re not going to be at intimate venues for much longer.
They head out on a UK Tour throughout August and September, featuring performances at Leeds and Reading Festival. You can catch them at one of the following shows:
Thu Aug 22 – The Parish, Huddersfield UK
Fri Aug 23 – Reading Festival, Reading UK
Sat Aug 24 – Leeds Festival, Leeds UK
Sun Aug 25 – Greenbelt Festival, Northamptonshire UK
Tue Aug 27 – Redrum, Stafford UK
Wed Aug 28 – Bodega, Nottingham UK
Thu Aug 29 – Surf Cafe, Newcastle UK
Frid Aug 30 – Broadcast, Glasgow UK
Sat Aug 31 – Night People, Manchester UK
Tue Sep 3 – Annie’s, Worcester UK
Wed Sep 4 – Bermuda Bob’s Hi-Fi, Norwich UK
Thu Sep 5 – New Cross Inn, London UK
Fri Sep 6 – Prince Albert, Brighton UK
Sun Sep 8 – Cinetol, Amsterdam NL
Tue Sep 10 – Haldern Pop Bar, Haldern DE
Wed Sep 11 – Sonic Ballroom, Cologne DE
Thu Sep 12 – Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe DE
Fri Sep 13 – Dynamo, Zurich CH
Sat Sep 14 – Strom, Munich DE
Sun Sep 15 – Cross Club, Prague CZ
Wed Sep 18 – Stengade – Copenhagen DK
Thu Sep 19 & Friday Sep 20 – Reeperbahn, Hamburg DE
Sat Sep 21 – Vera, Groningen NL
You can pre-order “Wasted Energy” here .
