Teen Mortgage Playing Northeast Shows with Red Fang; New Single Out Friday
This Friday, Washington D.C.-based heavy punkers Teen Mortgage will offer their second single of 2023 in the form of the right-about-a-bunch-of-stuff “Oligarchy.” The occasion — apart from, you know, the oligarchy — is the fact that the band are set to support Red Fang for three shows in the Northeast, playing Millersville, Pennsylvania, a bit west of Philly, as well as Boston and New York City. That’s just three shows, but Teen Mortgage will also tour with OFF! — who aren’t Black Flag and that’s just fine — in the UK and Ireland this Fall, so there’s more to look forward to.
As for the track itself, “Oligarchy” isn’t streaming yet — I probably should’ve asked to premiere it; why do I never think of these things in time? — but you can hear the prior “Sick Day” at the bottom of this post and that’s a pretty fair representation of the raw but purposeful aggression the band offers and the tones through which they convey it. I guess if you’re going to the Red Fang gigs, you might take this as a heads up to get there early if you’re feeling what you hear below or what’s coming later this week.
From the PR wire:
DC’s Teen Mortgage have a huge new tune coming out on 7/14! They have had some great momentum recently with their single ‘Tuning In’ really attracting a lot of great attention and buzz.
The new single is called ‘Oligarchy’ and it’s a scathing, drum & bass inspired, punk rock stomper with a universal message. It has a bit of an early Ministry vibe though doesn’t lose their typical sneer, unabashed fuzz, and driving rhythms.
From the band:
Once again, the duo lay out the truth – the truth that the oligarchy’s unjust ownership of labor value (or ”billionaires” as the western media refers to them as (the oligarchy owns most major news outlets)) is a global problem that needs to be stopped for the progression of the human race.
The single comes on the heels of three dates opening for Red Fang:
July 18 – Millersville PA @ Phantom Power
July 19 – Cambridge MA @ The Sinclair
July 20 – New York NY @ Gramercy
And they are also doing a UK/Ireland tour supporting OFF! in November.
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