TROPICAL F*CK STORM
release new 7”
‘RUBBER BULLIES’
+ add third
Melbourne Show
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‘Rubber Bullies’ is a crushing finale from Tropical F*ck Storm, the closing track on their forthcoming debut album A Laughing Death in Meatspace and the last in a series of four 7” singles, each backed with a B-side cover of “songs we love and wish we had written”; in this case, the Bee Gee’s classic, ‘Stayin Alive’, maniacally re-imagined for the disco apocalypse with the ferocious lead vocals of Erica Dunn. Once again the cover art is by Montréal’s best, Joe Becker.
A malevolent chuckle opens ‘Rubber Bullies’, whose formidable lyrics encircle the unifying themes of A Laughing Death in Meatspace, which seem more prescient as each day’s news of data breaches and betrayals unfolds: “The world’s way too connected / and all anybody does is fight”. From the fluoro glare of a supermarket aisle to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Gareth Liddiard paints a grim picture of our burgeoning anxieties: “You better hold on / the whole world’s gonna pass you by… you know the end is nigh”.
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The clip for ‘Rubber Bullies’ was filmed by Chris Mathews of Defero Productions in the exclusive surrounds of Nagambie Speedway.
Tropical F*ck Storm’s second Melbourne show has SOLD OUT, never fear, they have just announced a third for Thursday May 10, tickets on sale now from tropicalfuckstormrecords.com – Tropical F*ck Storm will be touring nationally in May – see full list of dates below.
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TROPICAL F*CK STORM
A Laughing Death In Meatspace
Australian Tour
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Thursday May 3 – The Foundry – Brisbane – QLD
With guests Orlando furious and Ascot Stabber
Friday May 4 – The Cambridge – Newcastle – NSW
With guests Fourteen Nights at Sea and Hey Lady
Saturday May 5 – Oxford Art Factory – Sydney – NSW
With guests ORION and Fourteen Nights at Sea
Thursday May 10 – Howler – Melbourne – VIC – JUST ANNOUNCED
With guests TBC
Friday May 11 – Howler – Melbourne, VIC – SOLD OUT
With guests Sugar Fed Leopards, School Damage
Saturday May 12 – Howler – Melbourne, VIC – SOLD OUT
With guests Hexdebt and No Sister
Saturday May 19 – Badlands – Perth, WA
With guests Calmly and Nerve Quakes
Sunday May 20 – Mojo’s – Fremantle, WA
With guests Peter Bibby’s Dog Act and The Pissedcolas
Saturday May 26 – Theatre Royal – Castlemaine, VIC
With guests Hexdebt and Bitch Diesel
Friday June 15 – Dark Mofo – Hobart, TAS
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