{"id":16271,"date":"2021-08-06T05:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16271"},"modified":"2021-08-05T17:37:35","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:37:35","slug":"16271","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=16271","title":{"rendered":"Chubby &#038; The Gang announce new album date &#8211; huge tour and videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>CHUBBY AND THE GANG<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM,\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>&#8216;THE MUTT&#8217;S NUTS&#8217;<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>OUT AUG 27th ON PARTISAN<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>+<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>SHARE NEW SINGLE &#8216;COMING UP TOUGH&#8217;<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>WATCH THE VIDEO <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y8x2knYCpLc\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Album pre orders &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/store.partisanrecords.com\/muttsnuts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>MAMMOTH 40-DATE UK &amp; IRELAND TOUR ON SALE NOW<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West London 5-piece <\/span><b>Chubby and the Gang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have detailed their much-anticipated second album &#8211; <\/span><b>The Mutt\u2019s Nuts out August 27th via Partisan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; and shared its first single with accompanying music video. <\/span><b>&#8216;Coming Up Tough&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is part snapshot of modern London, part punk rager about government failure and the school-to-prison pipeline. It comes from frontman <\/span><b>Charlie Manning Walker <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(aka Chubby Charles)&#8217;s own experience with one of his family members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8x2knYCpLc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charlie explains:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201c\u2018Coming Up Tough\u2019 is about a family member of mine who ended up going to prison at a very young age for over 20 years. He went in as a kid and spent most of his life in the system. Where\u2019s the justice in that? You come out and have to prove yourself to a world that shut you away \u2013 what chance do you have? There\u2019s no attempt at actual rehabilitation, no empathy, just a cage to be forgotten about. I wanted the song to feel like a snowball effect. The character gets thrown out of his house at first and it feels almost juvenile, but then as it progresses you realize the real trouble he\u2019s in. And too often once you\u2019re in trouble you can\u2019t get out.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16273 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK-1140x1140.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG_TheMuttsNutsARTWORK-65x65.jpeg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Mutt\u2019s Nuts was produced by<\/span><b> Jonah Falco <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of<\/span><b> Fucked Up<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and features Charlie backed by <\/span><b>Tom \u2018Razor\u2019 Hardwick, Meg Brooks Mills, Ethan Stahl, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> Joe McMahon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(aka the Gang). Charlie has lived in west London all his life and works full-time as an electrician, and most of the band also work trade or artisan jobs. As a result, the songs are inherently political, rather than political by design. Alongside classic rock and roll themes of love and loss, the lyrics are rooted in worker\u2019s rights, inequality, police brutality, government failure and gentrification \u2013 issues that are built into the fabric of the UK, and magnified in the English capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the chaos of these inspirations, Chubby and the Gang\u2019s music is straight-forward and (for a hardcore band) accessible. While not all of the influences are apparent \u2013 they\u2019re infinite, and range from Hank Williams to The Bobby Fuller Four to Skeeter Davis to Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins to Brooklyn-based 50s girl groups to British blue-eyed soul and Merseybeat \u2013 they do manifest in the band\u2019s obvious appetite to do something different, something exciting. The songs on The Mutt\u2019s Nuts marinate speed and sick-of-it-all energy with a mixture of 50s pop sounds. The result is a prickly take on the older, more melodic genres that punk derives from, chewing them up and spitting them out into something mangled but revitalized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two additional tracks from The Mutt\u2019s Nuts &#8211; &#8216;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/braceyourselfpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=78e3d4fe315a4fdc0ab825f82&amp;id=d508e7ffc9&amp;e=b11d7463d1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightning Don\u2019t Strike Twice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; and &#8216;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/braceyourselfpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=78e3d4fe315a4fdc0ab825f82&amp;id=caa03033c6&amp;e=b11d7463d1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life\u2019s Lemons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216; &#8211; were released this spring as part of a double A-side 7&#8243; and are available now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mutt\u2019s Nuts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> follows the band\u2019s surprise 2020 critical hit, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speed Kills<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Thanks to an unrelentingly fun concoction of hardcore, pub rock, doo wop, and blues, the album cemented them as leaders in a pack of new bands coming out of a new wave of British Hardcore. Speed Kills received an<\/span><b> 8.0 Pitchfork review<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u00a0 while <\/span><b>The Guardian <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">declared them <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;UK punk&#8217;s most vital new band&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>NME<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called them<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;the scene&#8217;s clear front-runners&#8221; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Speed Kills<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8220;a thrilling white-knuckle ride through multiple flavours of hardcore punk&#8221;.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chubby and the Gang have confirmed a run of UK and IE tour dates later this year (full dates further below) and hope to tour the US extensively behind The Mutt\u2019s Nuts. More info to be announced shortly. The band also performed at this year\u2019s virtual <\/span><b>SXSW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, watch them rip through Speed Kills highlight <\/span><b>&#8216;All Along the Uxbridge Road&#8217;<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/braceyourselfpr.us7.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=78e3d4fe315a4fdc0ab825f82&amp;id=0570ef24df&amp;e=b11d7463d1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG-CREDIT_Sirus-F-Gahan.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16272 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG-CREDIT_Sirus-F-Gahan.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"9133\" height=\"6085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG-CREDIT_Sirus-F-Gahan.jpeg 9133w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG-CREDIT_Sirus-F-Gahan-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG-CREDIT_Sirus-F-Gahan-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG-CREDIT_Sirus-F-Gahan-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CATG-CREDIT_Sirus-F-Gahan-1140x760.jpeg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 9133px) 100vw, 9133px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>UK\/IE Tour Dates:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 27th | London &#8211; Rough Trade East (Ruff Trade Tour)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 28th | London &#8211; Rough Trade West (Ruff Trade Tour &#8211; signing + dog show only)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 30th | Bristol &#8211; Rough Trade (Ruff Trade Tour)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 31st | Kingston-Upon-Thames &#8211; Banquet\/Pryzm (Outstore)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sept 1st | Nottingham &#8211; Rough Trade (Ruff Trade Tour)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sept 5th | Brighton &#8211; Resident Records<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 4th | Woking &#8211; Fiery Bird<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 5th | Bournemouth &#8211; Anvil<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 6th | Coventry &#8211; Central Library<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 7th | St. Albans &#8211; The Horn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 8th | Hull &#8211; The Polar Bear<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 10th | Hebden Bridge &#8211; Trades Club<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 11th | Stoke &#8211; The Sugarmill<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 12th | Blackpool &#8211; Bootleg Social<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 13th | Edinburgh &#8211; Mash House<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 14th | Aberdeen &#8211; Caf\u00e9 Drummond<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 16th | Sunderland &#8211; Independent<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 17th | Huddersfield &#8211; Parish<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 18th | Liverpool &#8211; Jimmy&#8217;s<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 19th | Sheffield &#8211; Delicious Clam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 20th | Sheffield &#8211; Delicious Clam<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 21st | Milton Keynes &#8211; Crauford Arms<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 23rd | Exeter &#8211; Cavern Club<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 24th | Southampton &#8211; Joiners<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 25th | Oxford &#8211; The Bullingdon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 26th | Bedford &#8211; Esquires<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 27th | Cambridge &#8211; Portland Arms<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 28th | Southend &#8211; Chinnery&#8217;s<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 30th | Tunbridge Wells &#8211; Forum<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 1st | Margate &#8211; Elsewhere<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 2nd | Dover &#8211; Booking Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 3rd | Portsmouth &#8211; Guildhall Studio<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 4th | Brighton &#8211; Green Door Store<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 5th | Norwich &#8211; Waterfront Studio<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 6th | Nottingham &#8211; Bodega<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 8th | Birmingham &#8211; Castle &amp; Falcon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 9th | Leeds &#8211; Belgrave Music Hall<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 10th | Newcastle &#8211; Think Tank<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 11th | Glasgow &#8211; King Tuts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 12th | Cardiff &#8211; Clwb Ifor Bach<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 14th | Manchester &#8211; YES<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 15th | London &#8211; Scala<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 17th | Bristol &#8211; Exchange<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 18th | Dublin &#8211; The Workman&#8217;s Club<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 19th | Belfast &#8211; 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