The cover art for London-based progressive power-punk trio Alien Chicks's new single 5/4 is a dead giveaway. Yes, after a bunch of well executed mayhem they switch to an off-kilter bit of Teddy Bears' Picnic. Why? Well, because they can, and because getting their audience on the wrong foot is very much part of their avant-noise idea of having fun and making sharp left turns whenever they feel like it. Most of the song is played in 5/4 obviously, but they mix it up with 6/4 as well to frustrate the people who are trying to dance to it.
5/4 is released via Alcopop! Records. It is the lead single for the Toys Taken At Birth EP, which will be available on October 22.
Live dates:- 05/24 In It Together Festival, Port Talbot, UK
- 06/05 Bulletproof Festival, Earth, London, UK
- 06/20 Where It All Began Festival, Huntingdon, UK
- 06/27 Fusion Festival, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- 08/07 Klangtherapie Festival, Plankenfels, Germany
- 10/02 Rough Trade East, London, UK
- 10/04 Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK
- 10/05 Banquet Records, Kingston, UK
- 10/07 Rough Trade, Bristol, UK
- 10/16 Supersonic, Paris, France
- 10/17 Simplon, Groningen, Netherlands
- 10/19 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 10/20 Glocksee, Hannover, Germany
- 10/21 Molotow, Hamburg, Germany
- 10/22 Rust, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 10/24 Volksbad, Flensburg, Germany
- 10/30 Sala Maravillas, Madrid, Spain
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