Chubby and the Gang have announced their next album, The Mutt’s Nuts. The British band’s first LP for Partisan Records was produced by Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco. It arrives August 27 and is led by a new single called “Coming Up Tough.” Check it out below.
“‘Coming Up Tough’ is about a family member of mine who ended up going to prison at very young age for over 20 years,” frontman Charlie Manning (aka Chubby Charles) said in a statement. “He went in as a kid and spent most of his life in the system. Where’s the justice in that? You come out and have to prove yourself to a world that shut you away—what chance do you have? There’s 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’s in. And too often once you’re in trouble you can’t get out.”
Chubby and the Gang’s previous album Speed Kills was released last year. In May, they released a new two-song 7″ that featured the tracks “Lightning Don’t Strike Twice” and “Life’s Lemons,” both of which also feature on The Mutt’s Nuts.
Check out where Speed Kills landed on Pitchfork’s list of “The 35 Best Rock Albums of 2020.”
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The Mutt’s Nuts:
01 The Mutt’s Nuts
02 It’s Me Who’ll Pay
03 Coming Up Tough
04 On the Meter
05 Beat That Drum
06 Pressure
07 Take Me Home to London
08 Life on the Bayou
09 White Rags
10 Overachiever
11 Someone’s Gunna Die
12 Getting Beat Again (Eppu Normaali)
13 Life’s Lemons
14 Lightning Don’t Strike Twice
15 I Hate the Radio
