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Manchester punks Loose Articles reveal their long-awaited debut album, titled Scream If You Wanna Go Faster, which will be released on 7th June 2024 via Alcopop! Records.
A rollercoaster of a debut, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster covers everything from the highs of being pinball champions to the lows of having to deal with rubbish jobs and managers, inviting all-comers to jump aboard and throw those hands in the air like you just don’t care.
The record available to preorder now from here on a limited run of leopard print effect vinyl and 4 different footballing CDs, each one representing a different band member (Everton, FC United, The Corinthians Ladies FC and Loose Articles FC).
To celebrate the news, the quartet will release the album’s opening track, Mr. Manager today via all good digital service providers (and probably the bad ones too!). Commenting on the new track, the band say: “Mr. Manager is a song about being stuck in the daily grind of a managerial nightmare. A job is a job until it becomes an occupational hazard!”
The Loose Women juggled gigging every weekend in 2023 with their 9-5 jobs, somehow finding time to write and record the album, and then still managing to make it to the pub for a pint or two to celebrate.
“We blasted it out in two lots of long weekend sessions to keep the energy high and fast paced, just like our live gigs,” say the band of the experience. “Thanks to the fuel of an array of Pot Noodles and medicinal drugs we created a Loose Articles extravaganza bedazzled with big riffs, footy whistles and cowbells to keep you on your toes!”
Keeping true to their roots, the band recorded, mixed and co-produced the record with partner in crime Ian Stewart at Blueprint Studios, on the Costa Del Salford, and mastered by Katie Tavini. The recording sessions were full of laughs, synchronised dancing and claps, creating the perfect pinball sounds, and the odd cheeky trip to celebrate at Elbow’s favourite pub, The Eagle Inn.
Following on from previously-released album track, I’d Rather Have A Beer, the band have a huge support slot with Foo Fighters this summer, UK tour dates with label mates CHROMA, plus appearances at Hit The South, Right To Roam Festival, Rebellion, Green Man, Edinburgh Psych Fest, with more dates to be added…
Live dates:
20/04 – Hit The South Festival, London
21/04 – Wardrobe, Leeds
28/04 – Band On The Wall, Manchester
02/05 – Georgian Theatre, Stockton
16/05 – Festifun, Nantes
07/06 – Trades Club, Hebden Bridge (w/Chroma)
08/06 – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes (w/Chroma)
09/06 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff (w/Chroma)
13/06 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (w/Foo Fighters)
06/07 – Right to Roam, Bolton
26/07 – Other Festival, Sheffield
03/08 – Rebellion Festival, Blackpool
16-18/08 – Green Man, Crickhowell
01/09 – Edinburgh Psych Fest
11/10 – Halifax Town Festival, Grayston Unity, Halifax
Preorder Scream If You Wanna Go Faster here
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All words by Iain Key. See his author profile here or find him on X (Twitter) as @iainkey
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