Petrol Girls Share New Single Treading Water Ahead Of UK Tour
Friday, 27 May 2016
Written by Laura Johnson
Petrol Girls have shared their new single, Treading Water.
The song will feature on the London-based punk band's debut album, which is expected later this year via Bomber Music. Discussing the track, the band's guitarist/vocalist Ren Aldridge said:
“Treading Water mixes up loads of different influences and thoughts about borders, austerity, violence and climate change. Some of the lyrics are an attempt to co-opt the scaremongering language of the media. Other lyrics place the imagined voices of groups that are often pitted against each other, side by side, blending them in places. The song is an expression of, and hopefully a call for, more active solidarity with people without papers, which forms part of a longer struggle against borders, capitalism, the nation state and the violence these structures produce.
I really believe that DIY/ alternative culture can play a role in shifting attitudes within European societies away from all the scary fascist shit we're seeing at the moment. And I also think music and art can be useful ways of trying to get our heads around what’s happening, and build up communities that we can root our resistance in."
Petrol Girls will kick off their headline summer tour on June 7 at Gwdihw in Cardiff. Support on the tour comes from Mexico's Joliette, with tickets on sale now.
Petrol Girls Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Tue June 07 2016 - CARDIFF Gwdihw
Wed June 08 2016 - BRISTOL Exchange
Thu June 09 2016 - WORCESTER Fly Bar
Fri June 10 2016 - PLYMOUTH Junction
Sat June 11 2016 - BRIGHTON Prince Albert
Sun June 12 2016 - NORWICH Owl Sanctuary
Tue June 14 2016 - GLASGOW Bloc
Wed June 15 2016 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Trillians
Thu June 16 2016 - HUDDERSFIELD Parish
Fri June 17 2016 - LONDON DIY Space For London
Sat June 18 2016 - LIVERPOOL Social Centre
Sun June 19 2016 - MANCHESTER Sound Control
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