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Alien Chicks
Alien Chicks
country: UK
genre: Rock
styles: Post-Punk, Punk, Jazzpunk
Curtains Up
Single
Reviews and Comments
“One of the bands at the heart of London’s DIY underbelly” DIY Magazine
“Now Hear This” The Independent
“I really like this” Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music)
London power-punk risers Alien Chicks share gripping new effort ’Curtains Up’, out today (June 20th) via Hideous Mink Records (Opus Kink, Fake Turins, Black Bordello) & SO Recordings (Enter Shikari, Deadletter, Big Special). They also announce a run of headline dates for the UK, Ireland and Netherlands.
Marking the third and final reveal from upcoming debut EP ‘Indulging The Mobs’ (pre-order here), set for release July 18th, ‘Curtains Up’ follows biting lead single ‘Steve Buscemi’ and frenetic follow-up ‘Qwerty’, with their surreal social commentary drawing substantial acclaim throughout the tastemaker community ahead of a busy summer festival run.
With a UK tour support ticked off alongside indie heavyweights English Teacher late last year, the thriving trio have developed a staunch grassroots following in recent times, with multiple sold-out London headliners and dates supporting Lambrini Girls, Fat Dog, Opus Kink and Warmduscher. The band’s biggest headline show yet also takes place at London’s iconic Moth Club (tickets here) later this summer, preceding countless festival appearances in the UK and the Netherlands (incl. Y Not, The Great Escape, Misty Fields).
With support filtering across the BBC Radio 1 (Jack Saunders, Arielle Free, Amy Lamé), BBC 6 Music (Steve Lamacq, Tom Robinson) and Radio X (John Kennedy) airwaves, as well as key indie press champions including The Independent, DIY, Dork, CMU and Rough Trade, Alien Chicks’s relentless momentum certainly continues to gather pace ahead of next month’s debut EP release.
Speaking ahead of their newest release, frontman Joe explained: “‘Curtains Up’ is recurring periodic anxiety. I’ve suffered badly from health anxiety and ‘Curtains Up’ was a representation of how I've felt before. It also discusses how long adulting is generally and how that affects how anxiety manifests itself. Basically it's a few minutes of moaning.”
Alien Chicks’ ‘Curtains Up’ is out now via Hideous Mink Records and SO Recordings and available on all digital platforms.
Alien Chicks is Josef (guitar, vocals), Stefan (bass, backing vocals), Martha (drums, backing vocals)
latest releases
Single
Babe
out on November 12, 2024
via Hideous Mink Records
EP
Indulging The Mobs
out on July 18, 2024
via So Recordings
Single
Qwerty
out on May 28, 2024
via So Recordings
Single
Steve Buscemi
out on April 30, 2024
via So Recordings
Single
Candlestick Maker
out on April 13, 2023
via Hideous Mink Records
Single
Cowboy
out on January 25, 2023
via Slow Dance Recordings
