The Coathangers’ new album, The Devil You Know, is due out on March 8 via Suicide Squeeze Records. For 12 years, The Coathangers have been building an infallible reputation for chaotic punk rock and visceral live shows, but this sixth LP is a record that captures their established takes on vitriolic punk, playful house-party anthems, and heart-worn ballads and melds them all, revealing a new level of songwriting and nuance.

Now they have shared the album’s opening track and accompanying video, ‘Bimbo’, with guitarist/vocalist Julia Kugel saying: “‘Bimbo’ is a bittersweet note on love, self preservation, and letting go. It came together naturally and was one of the easiest songs to be written for the new record. It tells two sides of the story but still feels uplifting and positive. An acceptance of things the way they are.”

She continues: "The video was shot on our last European tour by us and our fellow road warrior Mackenzie Sutch. We spend a large part of our lives on the road and it felt right to make the first video off the new record a small documentation of that. Tour is bittersweet as well. It can be dreamy and harsh at the same time. Shot mostly in Spain and Portugal, the video for ‘Bimbo’ is a lovely memory of a complex emotional and physical journey. The video was edited by our good friend Nacho Montero from Madrid."

 ‘The Devil You Know’ track list:

1. Bimbo

2. 5 Farms

3. Crimson Telephone

4. Hey Buddy

5. Step Back

6. Stranger Danger

7. F the NRA

8. Memories

9. Last Call

10. Stasher

11. Lithium

Californian trio L.A. Witch are back with their reverb-heavy, grunge-punk sounds as they announce their new EP, Octubre, which is out now via Suicide Squeeze Records. Speaking about the new EP, L.A. Witch said “Octubre is a collection of older songs that we rarely play live, but wanted to revisit them since they’re dark and a bit spooky, and felt right for the season. We were excited to be able to work with Mr. Pharmacist aka Gregg Foreman, our first time working with a producer. We experimented with different textures and sounds for these songs, which you can really hear in ‘Haunting’. This EP feels more atmospheric, and perfect for Halloween.”

L.A. Witch’s eponymous debut album tapped into the allure of warm nights on the West Coast while hinting at the loneliness and lawlessness of living on the literal periphery of a country founded on a dark past.  It felt suited for driving through the desert late at night, broadcasting from some lonesome radio DJ through a low-signal FM station. The three-piece composed of guitarist/vocalist Sade Sanchez, bassist Irita Pai, and drummer Ellie English culled sounds from the outlaws of the warmer climes, whether it was 13th Floor Elevators’ lysergic rock n’ roll, Bakersfield country’s jangling laments, or the cool hand fatalism captured by The Doors on songs like ‘The End’.  It’s an album transmitting subdued revelry while also smirking at the inevitable consequences of the night.

Octubre may be a record about unhealthy infatuations and debilitating love, but it’s also an inadvertent statement on the past and permanence. Offered to the world as a surprise digital release, it might suggest a kind of ephemera, but the underlying motive is to reinvent and bring a new life to these seminal songs from the band’s early years. Reimagined and reshaped, these songs not only represent the band’s beginnings but also serve as a teaser for the band’s future output.

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'Octubre' tracklist:

1. Haunting

2. Sleep

3. BB's Momma

4. Heart of Darkness

5. Outro