Amyl & The Sniffers drop new defiant single ‘U Ought to Not Be Doing That’
Amyl & The Sniffers have dropped their defiant new single ‘U Ought to Not Be Doing That’ – take a hearken to it beneath.
The Australian punks have launched their first new music in three years, since they dropped their second album ‘Consolation To Me‘ in 2021. They’ve now returned with ‘U Ought to Not Be Doing That’, together with a B-side referred to as ‘Truth’s, each of which frontwoman Amy Taylor calls “fairly self-explanatory”.
“U Ought to Not Be Doing That” makes me chuckle, nevertheless it’s additionally in a means poking enjoyable on the shock that individuals nonetheless really feel at somewhat little bit of skimpy clothes, and the bitchy highschool means that the music group nonetheless is (sure I’m speaking to you random 40-year-old metalheads sitting round a desk doing strains and bitching a couple of 28-year-old chick in a band for sporting shorts and “promoting out”) nevertheless it primarily makes me chuckle,” she mentioned.
“It’s unconscious and meant nothing on the time of writing it however now I feel it’s a comedic means of rubbing the canine’s nostril in its personal canine piss after it wee’d in your favorite rug or one thing.”
Take a hearken to the tune down beneath:
Amyl & The Sniffers will quickly be embarking on their UK/Europe tour, alongside supporting the Foo Fighters in North America later this yr. Try all dates beneath – get UK tickets here and US tickets here.
Amyl & The Sniffers will play:
MAY
26 – Bearded Principle Competition – Walton on Trent
27 – The Scala – London (SOLD OUT)
30 – Primavera – Barcelona
JUNE
1 – Freak Valley – Netphen Germany
3 –La Nuit Fournier – Lyon
4 – Bikini – Toulouse
6 – Primavera – Porto
8 – Northside – Arhaus – Denmark
9 – Finest Saved Secret – Hilvarenbeek – Netherlands
JULY
13 – Day In Day Out Seattle, WA
19 – Citi Discipline New York, NY *with Foo Fighters
20 – White Eagle Corridor Jersey Metropolis, NJ
21 – Fenway Park Boston, MA *with Foo Fighters
23 – Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA *with Foo Fighters
25 – The Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
28 – Underground Music Showcase Denver, CO
30 – Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
31 – Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY
AUGUST
1 – HI-FI Annex Indianapolis, IN
3 – Asbury Corridor Buffalo, NY
4 – Osheaga Montreal, QC
5 – Greater Floor South Burlington, VT
7 – Pioneer Courthouse Sq. Portland, OR
9 – BMO Stadium Los Angeles, CA *with Foo Fighters
13 – The Sound at Del Mar, CA
14 – The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
15 – The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
NME final spoke to Amyl & The Sniffers again in 2021, the place Taylor spoke about how ‘Consolation To Me’ addressed the political setting Australians have been dealing with in the summertime of 2019.
“‘Capital’ is about how many individuals are left on the outskirts of society with none assist – particularly none from fucking Scott Morrison, absolutely the tosser,” Taylor informed NME. “We’re all getting taxed to buggery and getting nothing in return. In bushfire season he gave no one a serving to hand.
“I’m not that effectively educated about politics, however throughout bushfire season all the Indigenous people had advanced backburning set-ups and the federal government simply ignored that. Additionally, Indigenous incarceration rates are off the fucking Richter scale.”
We additionally reviewed ‘Consolation To Me’, giving it a 4 star evaluation: “When the band rally in opposition to being pigeonholed on ‘Don’t Fence Me In’, it seems like they’ve lastly escaped this destiny – certain, they’ll nonetheless pull a good pint of pub rock, however ‘Consolation To Me’ serves as proof that there’s much more to them than simply that.”
In different information, Amyl & The Sniffers have been introduced for a stacked Primavera Competition lineup this yr alongside Lana Del Rey, Pulp, The Nationwide, FKA Twigs, SZA, Disclosure and extra.