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The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing album + free track out now!
"...socially engaged fury..."
- Terrorizer
"...punk through and through..." - Drowned In Sound
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing's latest album Not Your Typical Victorians is out now and to celebrate the release of the album, the band are giving away the track "Not Your Typical Victorian" as a free download via Soundcloud.
Following the album's sold out launch show at Camden's Barfly in September, the four piece will be hitting the road in November, with special guests Fat Goth joining them for their London show.
Tickets are available via the band's official website and you can check out the full list of dates below:
17th Nov - The Musician - Leicester
18th Nov - Talking Heads - Southampton
19th Nov - The Fulford Arms - York
20th Nov - Think Tank - Newcastle
21st Nov - The Underworld - London
22nd Nov - Sticky Mike's Frog Bar - Brighton
24th Nov - Ruby Lounge - Manchester
25th Nov - Stereo - Glasgow
26th Nov - The Oobleck - Birmingham
27th Nov - Bullingdon - Oxford
28th Nov - Louisiana - Bristol
13th Dec - Steampunk Yule Ball, The Phoenix, Exeter
Imagine, if you will, a socially conscious punk band channelling the sound of a robot Sid Vicious, hopped up on Crass, covering Slayer in an 1877 East End Music Hall: a murky mix of Doctor Who, Doctor Watson and doctored history. TMTWNBBFN spout socially conscious lyrics focussed on the nineteenth century that remain remarkably applicable today, with previous double a-side single The Gin Song / Third Class Coffin along with album tracks ‘A Clean Sweep’ and ‘Miner’ strangely poignant in this new age of austerity.
Formed of Andy Heintz (vocals and musical saw), comedian Andrew O’Neill (guitar and vocals), comedian and writer Marc Burrows (bass and vocals), and Jez Miller (drums and vocals), the London four piece’s obsession with murky Victoriana and a flair for writing satirical songs that lose none of their punk edge has seen them grace the stages of Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Bestival, Green Man, Latitude and the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as sold out shows at London’s Borderline and The Garage.
The band count Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Robert Rankin and Phil Jupitus as fans and their 2012 release The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Cannot Be Killed By Conventional Weapons had The Independent On Sunday’s Simon Price giving it a well deserved 4 star review noting it was “packed with droll Victoriana - 1877-meets-1977 fun”.
Not Your Typical Victorians is out now via Leather Apron. You can buy album on BandCamp.