Salisbury indie rockers CARSICK are delighted to announce their second EP, Tough Luck, set for release on 5 September via Alcopop! Records. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Sam Winfield and Tom Millar at Studio 91, Newbury, the new EP is the first collection of new material from the band since their debut EP Drunk Hymns in 2023. To celebrate the news they’re sharing lead single ‘Backseat’ and follows EP cut ‘Pub Watch’—a nihilistic anthem for the late stage capitalism generation—released earlier this year.
Commenting on the track, the band said:
“‘Backseat’ is a song about getting stuck in the loop of living for the weekend. British culture has always encouraged giving your entire week to work and then spending every last bit of your wage packet at the pub once Friday hits. It’s easy to put your life into autopilot and endlessly repeat that cycle without realising it’s become a downward spiral. Sounds bleak, but luckily we’ve condensed that existential crisis into a catchy summer banger for you. Just don’t worry about it!”
Fresh from completing their own leg of Spring 2025 EU headline dates and supporting Essex Brit-punk duo The Meffs on their recent UK headline dates, the band will be running the European festival gauntlet this summer at Rebellion Festival, Boomtown, Sziget, and are also delighted to announce Winter 2025 UK support dates with Pet Needs.
Their haywire live shows and no-holds-barred approach to the party lifestyle have garnered the band both notoriety and an increasingly ardent young fanbase, as evidenced by their notably packed out festival appearances last summer.
CARSICK Live Dates
August
1 – Rag City Festival, Fordingbridge
8 – Rebellion Festival + Aftershow, Blackpool
9 – Boomtown Festival, Winchester
11 – Sziget Festival, Budapest
22 – Obstwiesen Festival, Dornstadt
30 – Getoese Festival, Rietberg
November
26 – Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow *
27 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham *
28 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester *
29 – Thekla, Bristol *
December
4 – The 1865, Southampton *
* w/ Pet Needs
For more information on Carsick please check their facebook and instagram.