London-based rock band The Molotovs announce their debut album Wasted On Youth which is set for release on 30 January, through UK independent label Marshall Records. Coinciding with the announcement and ahead of their US tour in support of Sex Pistols, the band has shared their follow-up single, ‘Today’s Gonna Be Our Day’ which is available on all streaming platforms and as a limited-edition 7-inch coloured vinyl, available at select independent record shops. This includes the B-side, ‘No Time To Talk’.
Produced by Jason Perry (Don Broco, Trash Boat) at The Marshall Studio and mixed/mastered by Blair Crichton of Dead Pony, ‘Wasted On Youth’ is a vibrant explosion of new wave punk, indie and garage-laden rock. It addresses self-empowerment and determination, as well as the right to have a good time. Scattered with themes of social and political awareness, and conveying a sense of being personally overwhelmed, connected yet internally fragmented, brimming with hope and youthful energy, yet grounded in the reality of everyday challenges and modern life.
The band’s latest single is the perfect distillation of these themes. ‘Today’s Gonna Be Our Day’ sees The Molotovs rejecting cynicism and political fatigue while encouraging empowerment, acting as a rallying cry for young people to take action. Frontman Mathew Cartlidge shares:
“It’s an anti-complacency song. A call to arms for my generation to keep the faith and reject apathy, recognising that it’s our time and our turn to make it better. If anything, it’s about the power of youth.”
The Molotovs Live Dates
June
20 Nottingham Rough Trade (daytime instore event)
20 Nottingham, Bodega
21 Isle of Wight Festival, River Stage
22 Traumzeit Festival, DE
24 Newcastle, Beyond Vinyl (daytime live performance only)
24 Leeds, Crash (evening instore event)
25 Liverpool, Jacarada (evening instore event)
26 Bristol, Rough Trade (evening instore event)
27 Les Etoiles (Headline Show), FR
28 Retro C Trop Festival, FR
July
3 Les Eurockeenes Festival, FR
26 Maidstone, Blue Reef Festival
12 Cheltenham, 2000Trees Festival
19 Birmingham, What’s Happening Digbeth Festival
26 Maidstone, Blue Reef Festival
August
7 Ledbury, Lakefest
9 Blackpool, Rebellion Festival
22 Brighton, Patterns (headline show)
23 Montesquiou On the Rock, FR
26 Sulky Rock Festival, IT
28 Music In Village, IT
29 Acieloaperto Festival, IT
30 Stowmarket, FOMO festival
September
16 Dallas, TX, Longhorn Ballroom w/Sex Pistols, US
23 Washington DC, 9:30 Club w/Sex Pistols, US
25 Boston, MA, The Stage at Suffolk Downs (Iggy Pop Headline) w/Sex Pistols, US
26 Philadelphia, PA, Fillmore – w/Sex Pistols, US
30 Montreal, QC, Mtelus w/Sex Pistols CA
October
1 Toronto, ON, History w/Sex Pistols CA
3 Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre w/Sex Pistols US
4 Detroit, MI, Fillmore w/Sex Pistols US
7 Minneapolis, MN, Fillmore w/Sex Pistols US
10 Denver, CO, Mission Ballroom w/Sex Pistols US
13 Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo w/Sex Pistols US
15 San Francisco, CA, Warfield w/Sex Pistols US
16 Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium w/Sex Pistols US
17 Las Vegas, NV, The Pearl at Palms Casino w/Sex Pistols US
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