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DITZ have shared a new single, Four.
The punchy, tense track combines elements of post-punk and indie for the third and final preview of the Brighton quintet's second album, 'Never Exhale', due out this Friday (January 24). Singer C.A. Francis said:
"It’s one of the few songs we’ve ever done that was finished before we started playing it. We first jammed on it together in the back of a cafe in Worcester on the way back from a show up north. The place has a tiny room specially made for bands to practice in.
"The lyrics refer to the commodification of queer culture. These big corporations are always trying to score points with the widest audience possible. Whether it’s drag queens advertising fast fashion or gay CEO’s, I see all of these people as sell outs. Do you think Divine would have advertised for H&M? Do you think Alan Turing would have been high up in some Silicon Valley tech company? Do you think James Baldwin would have written for Pink News? I doubt it.
"I think we should claim some dignity back. Then again, maybe I’m a cynic. Maybe it’s a sign of acceptance that queer people can be the villain rather than just some oppressed class. It just doesn’t sound like the kind of acceptance that I think is acceptable."
DITZ previously teased the follow-up to their 2022 debut 'The Great Regression' with the singles Taxi Man and Space/Smile.
They'll begin a run of UK in-store shows this weekend, before a European tour that commences in February and runs through to April 12, including a UK leg between March 25 and April 4. Tickets are on sale now.
'Never Exhale' tracklist:
1. V70
2. Taxi Man
3. Space/Smile
4. Senor Siniestro
5. Four
6. God on a Speed Dial
7. Smells Like Something Died In Here
8. 18 Wheeler
9. The Body As A Structure
10. Britney
Ditz Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri January 24 2025 - BRIGHTON Resident Records
Sat January 25 2025 - KINGSTON Banquet Records
Sun January 26 2025 - SOUTHAMPTON Vinilo [12pm performance]
Sun January 26 2025 - LONDON Rough Trade East [7pm performance]
Mon January 27 2025 - BRISTOL Rough Trade
Tue March 25 2025 - GLASGOW Hug and Pint
Wed March 26 2025 - LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
Thu March 27 2025 - NOTTINGHAM Bodega Social Club
Fri March 28 2025 - SHEFFIELD Yellow Arch Studios
Sat March 29 2025 - NORWICH Voodoo Daddys
Tue April 01 2025 - MANCHESTER YES (The Pink Room)
Wed April 02 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Hare And Hounds
Thu April 03 2025 - LONDON Garage
Fri April 04 2025 - BRIGHTON Chalk
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