 Knuckle Puck, one of the aggressive pop-punk genre’s preeminent forces have today announced a brand new EP "Disposable Life" (produced by Seth Henderson to be released 4th February 2022 on Wax Bodega. The record opens with “Gasoline,” which premieres today. A mid-tempo pop punk thunder clap that hammers home the record’s thesis on its chorus and plans for a radical new reality: “With every day spent in the shade, think I’ll watch it burn/Throw gasoline on an open flame,” calls Taylor. Stream "Gasoline" here The five song EP, which comprises four originals and a scorching, faithful cover of blink-182’s “Here’s Your Letter” from the trio’s 2003 untitled LP, is a recommitment to the band’s founding sound—the tight, manicured, major-key chaos of ripping guitars, sprinting bass, airtight drums, and harmonized vocals—but it's also a recommitment to an idea: that every day and moment has meaning, and every life has value. Vocalist Joe Taylor describes the EP, which follows last year’s LP 2020, as a throwback to when the band first started. “It feels like we’re kind of rebooting Knuckle Puck,” says Taylor. “Making this music has been the most fun we’ve had in a really long time.” That feeling is in part due to the break in working forced by the pandemic, but it’s also a product of a freer approach to writing and recording outside of label pressure. “It was fresh and exciting again,” says Taylor. “It was like ‘Oh man, this feels like it did in 2013.’ We captured some of that magic.” The result is a record that Taylor says bridges the gap between KP sounds of past and present. The title, Disposable Life, nods to this stretch of time in its own way: what does it mean to lead a meaningful life? Disposable Life is a reintroduction to Knuckle Puck: it’s a celebration of the past decade of the band and a supercharged mission statement for the future. It’s a sharp inhale, a spring-loaded blast off the starting blocks after the tumult of the past two years. It’s a sign of good things yet to come.
The band will be on the road from February 2022 with some of the most exciting bands around right now Full dates are below. Knuckle Puck Spring Tours 2022 With Hot Mulligan, Meet Me @ the Altar, and Anxious Thur. Feb 10, 2022 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts Fri. Feb 11, 2022 - Bloomington, IL - Castle Theatre Sat. Feb 12, 2022 - Minny, MN - Varsity Sun. Feb 13, 2022 - Kansas City, KS - Granada Tue. Feb 15, 2022 - Denver, CO - Gothic Wed. Feb 16, 2022 - Salt Lake City, UT - Complex Fri. Feb 18, 2022 - Vancouver, BC - Imperial Sat. Feb 19, 2022 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Sun. Feb 20, 2022 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Tue. Feb 22, 2022 - Sacramento, CA - Ace Of Spades Wed. Feb 23, 2022 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory Thur. Feb 24, 2022 - Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco Theater Fri. Feb 25, 2022 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North Park Sat. Feb 26, 2022 - Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom Mon. Feb 28, 2022 - Austin, TX - Empire Garage Tue. March 1, 2022 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar & Grill Thur. March 3rd, 2022 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Fri. March, 4 2022 - Tampa, Florida - Orpheum Sat. March 5, 2022 - Orlando, FL - The Abbey Sun. March 6, 2022 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Tue. March 8, 2022 - Boston, MA - Big Night Live Wed. March 9, 2022 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts Thur. March 10, 2022 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage Fri. March 11, 2022 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza Sun. March 13, 2022 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues Cleveland Mon. March 14, 2022 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House Wed. March 16, 2022 - Detroit, MI - Saint Andrew’s Hall Thur. March 17, 2022 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre Fri. March 18, 2022 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall Buy tickets here UK/EU dates with Hot Mulligan Sun. May 22, 2022 - Cologne, Germany - Club Volta Tue. May 24, 2022 - Hamburg, Germany - Headcrash Wed. May 25, 2022 - Berlin, Germany - Cassiopeia Fri. May 27, 2022 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Dynamo Sun. May 29, 2022 - Birmingham, UK - o2 Academy Mon. May 30, 2022 - Glasgow, UK - The Garage Tue. May 21, 2022 - Cardiff, UK - The Globe Wed. Jun 1, 2022 - London, UK - o2 Academy Islington Sun, Jun 5, 2022 - Southampton, UK - The 1865 Buy tickets here The band will also play Slam Dunk 2022 3rd June- Leeds Temple Newsam 4th June - Hatfield Park 
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