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Feminist feral theatre-punks TWAT UNION have announced signing to Alcopop! Records and have released their new single Singer Of The Band.
The band have been busy selling out gigs for a while since last releasing any music with several people asking ‘when are you going to put music on the internet then?’. For those asking they can now reveal that their hotly anticipated debut EP, Don’t Look It In The Eye, will be released on 4th April 2025, their first since their 2023 standalone single UTI which was premiered by Louder Than War here
The sextet consists of Kate Mac – Lead Vocals; Alice Rivers – Keys, Trumpet, Vocals; Lucie Bowles – Lead Guitar, Vocals; Beth Hopkins – Sax, Guitar, Vocals; Tessa Alison – Bass and Harriet Sibley – Drums.
Already touted as in the press as ‘One To Watch’, the self-proclaimed “angry girls” of Twat Union are all about creating spaces which are equal parts joyful, irate, empowering, and silly, allowing people to laugh and scream at the same time. We have it on good authority that their gigs are being prescribed to treat broken hearts, and they want to spread the Twat Treatment far and wide, priding themselves on having a fan base that spans generations, with devotees aged 4 to 97.
The band are known for their wild, immersive gigs and trademark provocative humour. The Twats, as they’re affectionately known, don’t shy away from the important topics including, but not limited to thigh chafe, urinary tract infections, and people assuming you don’t know how to tune a guitar because you’re a woman (FFS).
Commenting on the single, the London-based band said: “Our new single is about the assumption that you’re the singer of the band just because you’re a woman. All female musicians will have an experience that they could tell you about where they have been spoken to as if they don’t know how to play their instrument. So we wrote this thrashy anthem for them (and us). Along this theme we’ve made a music video where we use guitar picks as fake nails, a trumpet as a hoover, and a jack lead as a washing line for our tiny pants. Because that’s all we could possibly do with instruments, right?!”
Part punk gig, part comedy show, the band will be celebrating the release of Don’t Look It In The Eye on 5th April at The Lexington in London, a chaotic punk experience unlike any other. There will be props, there will be line dancing, there will be shouting, there may even be a raffle (if you’re lucky).
The Twats will be playing throughout spring 2025, with festival appearances at Bearded Theory and Rebellion Festival already confirmed for this summer…
Friday 28th March – Bristol, The Exchange
Saturday 29th March – Exeter, The Cavern
Saturday 5th April – London, The Lexington
Thursday 10th April – Leeds, Oporto
Friday 11th April – Manchester, 33 Oldham Street
Friday 25th April – Margate, Where Else?
Saturday 26th April – Hastings, Printworks
Sunday 28th April – Brighton, The Prince Albert (matinee show 2-5)
24th May – Bearded Theory Festival, Derbyshire
7th August – Rebellion, Blackpool
For more on the band visit Instagram and Facebook
All words by Iain Key. See his author profile here or find him on Bluesky
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- Source: NEWHD MEDIA
