Bristol punk outfit Heavy Lungs release new single ‘Yes Chef!’ and announce a mammoth UK/EU tour for April and May with second album Caviar out 18 April via FatCat Records. Earning distinction as the opening track to the forthcoming new album, ‘Yes Chef!’ channels the boil-over whiplash of a manic working kitchen. Crunching into gear with mechanical noise, the track is over before it starts. In the bands own words:
“Order up! The second single – ‘Yes Chef’- of our sophomore dish Caviar is ready to be served. This ode to working, sweating and swearing in the kitchen comes at you in a tasty bitesize offering of under two minutes worth of flavour. If you got time to lean, you got time to spin this track until it sizzles. Everybody loves a bit of personal touch to these so called “write ups” so here you go, me (Danny) and James first met in the kitchen. It was just like the movie Ghost but with bagels instead of pottery. Hospitality legends have long deserved an anthem and we are here to feed that need.”
Lyrically there are a few topics that are tackled on Caviar. The notion of failure, and trying to navigate that, the feeling of being burnt out and drained, and earning to escape all of these burdens are always close to the surface. A desire for something better than the reality at hand is a major cornerstone of the album as well. Referencing the album title, lead vocalist Danny Nedelko explains:
“one of the main themes of the record is a longing for a better life that currently seems beyond my grasp. The word caviar always possessed connotations of riches, status and excess. So after one late night conversation we realised it’s the perfect title to summarise this desire for elevated existence and success in one simple yet striking word.”
This may seem wistful, and at times bleak, on the face of it, but there’s a joy to Heavy Lungs’ brutal form of expression. They funnel life’s trials and tribulations through sticky, sweaty catharsis. Or as they put in a simple mantra:
“Write fast. Play fast. Wear earplugs”
Heavy Lungs Live Dates
FEB 08 – Hull, BUDFEST @ The New Adelphi Club (UK)
FEB 15 – Athens, Arch Club (GRE)
FEB 16 – Thessaloniki, Rover (GRE)
FEB 17 – Sofia, Mixtape 5 (BUL)
FEB 18 – Bucharest, Control Club (ROM)
FEB 21 – Belgrade, Zappa Baza (SRB)
FEB 22 – Zagreb, Club Mocrava
FEB 25 – Budapest, A38 (HUN)
APR 10 – Glasgow, Audio (UK)
APR 11 – Manchester, Night and Day (UK)
APR 12 – Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge (UK)
APR 17 – Paris, L’International (FR)
APR 18 – Bristol, Thekla (UK)
APR 25 – Bologna, Covo Club (ITA)
APR 26 – Milan, Bloom, Mezzago (ITA)
MAY 03 – London, The Lexington (UK)
MAY 06 – Munich, Import/Export (DE)
MAY 07 – Berlin, Urban Spree (DE)
MAY 08 – Cologne, Bumann and Sohn (DE)
MAY 09 – Groningen, Vera (NED)
MAY 10 – Rotterdam, Rotown (NED)
MAY 11 – Brussels, AB Club (BEL)
MAY 14-17 – Brighton, Great Escape Festival (UK)
MAY 22 – Luzern, Schuur (CHE)
MAY 23 – Nyon, Usine a Gaz (CHE)
MAY 24 – Amsterdam, Pretty Pissed Fest /w Soft Play (NED)
MAY 26 – Bordeaux, Iboat (FR)
MAY 27 – Marseille, Molotov (FR)
MAY 28 – Barcelona, Razzmatazz (ESP)
MAY 29 – San Sebastian, Dabadaba (ESP)
MAY 30 – Madrid, El Sotano (ESP)
MAY 31 – Valencia, 16 Toneladas (ESP)
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