San Francisco's CULTURE ABUSE premiere new song "Turn It Off" via Stereogum....
Photo Credit: Chelsea Muehe
San Francisco's fearless punks, Culture Abuse, have teamed with Stereogum to premiere another genre-defying track from Peach, their upcoming debut full length, due out April 8th, 2016 via 6131 Records.
On "Turn It Off" Culture Abuse combine garage, hardcore, pop, and even a touch of reggae into an unexpectedly cohesive mix. Stereogum commented that the band exist "where noisy punk and easy to love pop-rock blend together for a listening experience that’s as energetic as it is evocative."
Preorders for Peach are available now, and Culture Abuse is currently on tour, see the full itinerary below.
Peach is due out April 8th, 2016 via 6131 Records on vinyl, digital, and cassette. Preorders are available HERE. Digital advances of the album are available for review consideration and the band is available for interviews upon request. Please email james@brixtonagency.com.
Tracklist:
1. China Town
2. Jealous
3. Dream On
4. Rainy Days
5. Don't Worry
7. Turn It Off
8. Living In The City
9. Yuckies
10. Heavy Love
Biography:
Culture Abuse dare you to try categorizing them. On their debut full length, Peach, the San Francisco Bay Area band drop hints with every song — power pop melodies collide with punk grit, garage rock swagger meets hardcore aggression, and there's even an upstroke or two — but never give the listener enough to definitively put them in a box. And that’s just the way they like it.
Recorded with Scott Goodrich at Nu-Tone Studios, Peach is an eclectic album that represents a band finding their sound, and that sound is anything they want it to be. The album sees the band lean full tilt into the Nuggets-inspired garage punk only hinted at on their more hostile early work, throwing keyboards and even the occasional string arrangement on top of their distorted attack. The result creates a barrage of outsider earworms that might be hard to label, but aren’t hard to sing along to instantly. This refreshingly try-anything approach to songwriting makes for an unpredictable listen that is somehow simultaneously cohesive, a testament to Culture Abuse’s ability to wrestle disparate styles into something all their own.
Culture Abuse don’t care what kind of band you think they are, and after listening to Peach, you’ll be too busy singing along to care either.
Tour Dates:
03/23 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival #
03/24 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse #
03/25 Vancouver, BC @ 333 #
03/26 Portland, OR @ Analog Lounge #
03/27 Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium #
04/01 Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s +
04/03 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock +
04/05 Little Rock, AR @ Metroplex +
04/07 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground +
04/08 Quebec City, QC @ Salle Multi *
04/09 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda *
04/10 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club *
04/11 London, ON @ London Music Hall *
04/13 Des Moines, IA @ Woolys *
04/14 Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre *
04/15 Regina, SK @ The Exchange *
04/16 Calgary, AB @ Marquee *
04/17 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room *
04/18 Vancouver, BC @ Imperial *
04/19 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *
04/21 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *
04/22 Reno, NV @ Jub Jub's *
04/23 Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre *
06/05 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair ‡
06/07 Toronto, ONT @ Lee's Palace ‡
06/08 Detroit, MI @ El Club ‡
06/09 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class ‡
06/10 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean ‡
06/11 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club ‡
06/12 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown ‡
06/14 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater ‡
06/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court ‡
06/16 Boise, ID @ Neurolux ‡
06/17 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern ‡
06/19 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios ‡
06/21 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's ‡
06/22 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar ‡
06/23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo ‡
06/24 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room ‡
06/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar ‡
06/27 McAllen, TX @ Yerberia Cultura ‡
06/28 Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder ‡
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL @ Local 662 ‡
07/03 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth ‡
07/05 Durham, NC @ Motorco Amphitheater ~
07/06 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter ~
07/07 Washington DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel ~
07/08 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ~
07/09 New York City, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ~
# w/ Self Defense Family, Strange Wilds
+ w/ The Story So Far, Elder Brother
* w/ The Story So Far, Comeback Kid
‡ w/ Nothing, Wrong
~ w/ Nothing
Social Media
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