Chosen by Monk
The Sydney punk rock duo of saxophonist Kirsty Tickle and percussionist Jonathan Boulet fire the opening salvo from their upcoming AA-side 7″ single, due for release at the beginning of December:
Speaking to us about the new track, the band said:
It doesn’t always happen, but sometimes it’s your night. You feel like the maddest rooter. Every step you take is a step closer to glory. No f*cks left to give, the charisma of Jon Hamm. ‘Mad Rooter’ is 10 feet tall and can walk through a wall. Stuck here with all you rookies eating fortune cookies.
They added:
We didn’t record it with a click, so it has this sort of off-grid pull and push that gives it swagger. There’s a sax solo that’s giving David Letterman opening sequence. We recorded the sample with Jon’s guitar, which is old and barely hanging on. The electronics are shot, it’s missing strings, and it’s been sort of half-modified then given up on.
Party Dozen play half a dozen gigs in the Über Kingdom next month, starting with appearances at the Pitchfork Festival at London’s Village Underground on Wednesday 5 November and the Mutations Festival in Brighton on Friday 7 November, followed by headline shows in Leeds, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow.