London punks Chubby And The Gang have dropped a blistering new single, ‘Lightning Don’t Strike Twice’. Fresh from the success of their debut, the ‘Speed Kills’ band are on fine form and have announced a full on UK tour to boot.
The track encompasses everything that is so great about the band: their pub–punk, in your face, “we don’t care what you think” attitude is at the forefront. The track opens with a lap steel/slide guitar section that is straight out of the Keith Richards playbook before the band launch into their no-holds-barred raucous punk track. Frontman Charlie Manning’s lyrics explore themes of inequality and rage against systematic injustice with a fury that puts you firmly in his shoes.
The track is out now on streaming services, but it is getting a vinyl release next month. A super-limited 7” single is out for preorder now, which includes b-side ‘Life’s Lemons’. Chubby & co signed to Partisan records following their debut, making them contemporaries with legends of the post–punk revival scene IDLES and Fontaines DC, as well as a variety of other esteemed acts.
The five–piece have also announced a full on UK tour, due to take place in November. The band are due to take to the road this winter, covering the length and breadth of the country, taking in a variety of venues that hold legendary status amongst independent music fans. The extensive tour takes them into Ireland and some exceptional venues that really capture the piss and vinegar punk spirit.
Chubby And The Gang are a properly exciting band who embody everything that I love about punk- they’re angry at the state of the world and they’re going to write some balls to the wall, brilliantly ferocious songs about it. If ‘Speed Kills’ was anything to go by, then whatever this group bring out next is going to be massive: keep your eye on Chubby & co because they’re bound to explode.