| Warrington folk-punks Roughneck Riot hit the road on a UK & EU headline tour this week in support of their new album ‘Out Of Anger’ released on 13th October via legendary Manchester punk zine-turned-record-label, TNS Records – preorder here. To celebrate, they’re pleased to reveal the video for ‘Parasites’ the first single to be taken from the album. You can grab it for free download right here ‘Parasites’ is a no nonsense folk punk romp from start to finish, a biting political satire that addresses xenophobia and social anxiety in the UK, front man Matty Humphries rails against poverty as he laments “One less drain on our poor government, more cash to bail out sh*t businessmen, trying their best to clear a nation’s debt, crimes against humanity slip right through the net.” The album itself, recorded at Jaraf House studios in Wigan, is testament to their relentless work ethic and carries more than a fistful of influence from The Levellers, Against Me!, Bad Religion and Dick Gaughan. Drawing influence from a host of folk, punk and hardcore bands, they’re intent on doing their bit to highlight the socio-political issues of the 21st Century to a brand new generation of punks. “We’re reinventing and rewriting folk music to make sense to our lives today”comment the band on their attitude “We write music for people; regardless of race, nationality, age, gender or sexuality.The past 2 years have been quite ridiculous in the UK. We’ve been mostly writing when something has made us angry.” Since their early inception in 2005, Roughneck Riot have evolved into one of the most unique folk punk bands on the UK circuit, praised for their energetic live shows, constant touring and hard graft in the punk scene. Catch them on the road this Autumn at the below dates. ‘Out of Anger’ is out October 13th (UK) and November 17th (Mainland Europe) on TNS Records. UK and European Live Dates: September 25th – Yorkshire House, Lancaster
September 27th – Bannermans, Edinburgh
September 28th – The Black Bull, Gateshead
September 29th – The Pack Horse, Leeds
October 1st– Venue TBA, Leicester
October 2nd – The Maze, Nottingham
October 3rd – Maguires, Liverpool
October 4th– Lock Stock and Barrel Festival, Burton
October 5th – Bootleggers, Kendal
October 7th – Venue TBA, Ipswich
October 8th The Owl Sanctuary, Norwich
October 9th– Face Bar, Reading
October 10th – The Fortescue, Plymouth
October 11th – The Lower George, Gloucester
October 12th – Paradise, Lichfield
October 23rd – Lady Luck, Canterbury
October 24th – Eifler Folk Punk Festival, Blankenheim, Germany
October 25th – Beat Der Boktor Festival, Hengelo Netherlands
October 29th – Hafenklang, Hamburg Germany
December 6th – Dogfest, Warsop Roughneck Riot are:
Matty Humphries – Lead vocals, mandolin
Ryan Taylor – Bass
Chris Green – Guitar
Caitlin Costello – Banjo
Tez Walker – Drums
Sam Bell – Accordion Roughneck Riot on the internet:
www.facebook.com/theroughneckriot
www.twitter.com/roughneck_riot
www.instagram.com/roughneck_riot
http://www.tnsrecords.co.uk/ |
