Heavy Lungs

“the band have forged a reputation as a live tour de force, and as ferocious on record as they are in the flesh” Bandcamp Daily

“loud, aggressive and bleak, laced with a tinge of humour” DORK

“the good ship Heavy Lungs is definitely on course for greatness” DIY

“like a missile of early eighties punk” NME

“raucous, Rowdy, and altogether great” The Line Of Best Fit

October 22 - Bristol punk outfit Heavy Lungs announce their 2nd album Caviar for April 18th via FatCat Records (pre-order here). Manic first single ‘Get Out’ comes with the announcement.

Matching the abrupt euphoria of the song, the band offer a sharp explainer on the creation process:

“Simple riff and gang vocals with a Devo style bridge and a theremin solo. Hell yeah.”

And on the themes they add:

“As for the song itself “Get Out” is about an urgent desire to escape the multitude of knee breaking pressures of life.”

Whilst fusing elements of punk, hardcore and noise rock into a crackling sound - and operating at a tempo akin to Keanu Reeves attempting to keep a bus at maximum speed - any viciousness in the sonics is offset by an ever present recourse to humour. 

‘Get Out’ is an apt portent of the album to come. Lyrically there are a few topics that are tackled on Caviar. The notion of failure, and trying to navigate that, the feeling of being burnt out and drained, and earning to escape all of these burdens are always close to the surface. A desire for something better than the reality at hand is a major cornerstone of the album as well. 

Referencing the album title, lead vocalist Danny Nedelko explains: “one of the main themes of the record is a longing for a better life that currently seems beyond my grasp. The word caviar always possessed connotations of riches, status and excess. So after one late night conversation we realised it’s the perfect title to summarise this desire for elevated existence and success in one simple yet striking word.”

This may seem wistful, and at times bleak, on the face of it, but there’s a joy to Heavy Lungs’ brutal form of expression. They funnell life’s trials and tribulations through sticky, sweaty catharsis. Or as they put in a simple mantra:

“Write fast. Play fast. Wear earplugs”

ABOUT Heavy Lungs

Bursting onto the Bristol scene in 2017, the quartet released their debut record All Gas No Brakes via Alcopop! Records last year, following an impressive arsenal of three Eps, a live BBC 6 Music session recorded and pressed, as well as a split release with long time college sweethearts IDLES.

In terms of influences there’s a melting pot between the four members, which is constantly changing. A few that were kicking around during the recording of Caviar were The Stooges, Danny Brown, Oh Sees, Drain Gang, Ty Segall, Goggs, Queens of the Stone Age, and the theme song from the 90s Spider-Man cartoon.

Recent successes include a recent French tour back in April, being played by Iggy Pop numerous times on his radio show, playing Glastonbury festival and travelling Europe. Supporting Potishead,  Idles, Metz, The Oh Sees were special moments too. 

Media attention has come in the form of press backing at NME, Bandcamp Daily, The Line of Best Fit, DIY, DORK and more; and across BBC 6 Music (Steve Lamacq, Iggy Pop).

Heavy Lungs are Danny Nedelko – vocals; Oli Southgate – guitar; James Minchall – bass; George Garratt - drums