Debut album ‘Anarcho Punk Dance Party’ is out Friday 1 November 2019 via Every Man His Own Football + Quiet Backwater.
Gearing up for the release of their debut album Anarcho Punk Dance Party on Friday 1 November, Brighton-based anarcho punk band Austerity have shared a new double-A sided single Nice Guy / One Man Terror Dance available to stream now through all good outlets.
A riotous and damning statement of intent, the trio are poised to unveil their debut full-length release and their most cohesive body of work to date which is set for a digital release through Every Man His Own Football Records and a physical release via Quiet Backwater Records.
Commenting on the new singles, vocalist and guitarist, Tommy Vincent explained: “Nice Guy is a song about a horrible culture among men where they excuse each other’s abhorrent behaviours. Y’know, where they say someone is a nice guy even when they are being abusive. We think it stinks – and it needs to be challenged.”
“One Man Terror Dance is about cycles of violence. We can’t bomb the Middle East for decades and not expect there to be repercussions. Whether it’s Palestinian children or Parisian concertgoers the blood spilled is the same, violence creates more violence. The song is about pacifism,” Vincent continues.
With intelligent, nuanced lyrics that draw on complex and confrontational anarcha-feminist political themes, Austerity write songs that might not be for everyone, but are more than necessary in Britain, in 2019. Citing influences that range from Scritti Politti, XTC and Wire to Gang of Four, Zounds and Fugazi, Austerity display angular chops, buzzsaw guitars and brutalist vocals that switch effortlessly from quiet defiance to guttural rage throughout the album’s 12 tracks.
Austerity’s commitment to challenging power structures and anti-consumerism extends to their electric live shows where the band regularly distribute a free zine The Austerity Times a cut ‘n’ paste situationist zine that contains visual art, poetry and political writings.
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