The Bar Stool Preachers
Above The Static
Pure Noise Records
THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS Release new album 'Above The Static' Today via Pure Noise Records Watch video for new single 'Don't Die Today' - HERE UK, EU and US Live dates this Spring/Summer
Brighton (UK) punks THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS have released their new album 'Above The Static' today via Pure Noise Records. Stream to the record and order the album now - HERE. To celebrate the release the band have released a new video for latest single 'Don't Die Today'. Watch the video for 'Don't Die Today' HERE or by clicking the image below.
Speaking about the new single 'Don't Die Today' frontman Tom McFaull said "Solidarity! Strength! Party! All set to the biggest, fist-pumping, chest-beating, party-starting ska you’ll hear this decade! Don’t Die Today highlights some of the huge issues faced by people in the 21st century. It’s a call to arms, the start of a riot, and a reminder that people aren’t alone. Highlighting the dangers of authoritarian rule, and the rise totalitarianism/fascism in the modern world, the simple message of the song is this: The battle for the streets is on, and there will be one winner. Stick together! Freedom is a sound! Freedom starts now!" With help from some talented friends: Kevin Bivona (The Interrupters), Ted Hutt (Dropkick Murphy’s/Flogging Molly) and Ben Hannah (Nosebleed), the band are back bringing you their latest collection of chest-pumping, fist-raising, soul-saving songs, in their unique brand of party music. The album is called 'Above the Static’ and whilst being a beautiful collection of raucous rock and roll, dancing ska and huge heartfelt punk anthems, it’s also a lifeline to anyone else who feels like they’re drowning in static in the modern age. Described as having the “perfect blend of intelligent punk anthems and poignant, unsentimental love songs, combined with the most infectious music you’ll hear this decade”, this album and these shows are long awaited, and not something you’re gonna want to miss. With pre-order starting January 2023, there’s never been a better chance to join the Bar Stool Preachers on their meteoric rise to becoming a household name. The twelve songs that make up THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS’ stunning third full-length, Above The Static, were only supposed to be ideas, a guide to what the actual album would and could later become. So in April 2021, together with producer Ben Hannah, the Brighton-based band set up camp at The Waterloo, a three-story pub/venue in the Northern seaside town of Blackpool, to begin the process that would lead to the process of making an album. But when they listened to 'Flatlined', the first song they committed to tape there, it dawned on them that it actually sounded like the finished product.
“We went in there with the idea of getting demos” says frontman Tom McFaull. “We took a recording desk and everything we could fit in the car with us because we wanted to mess around and dial in a sound. But as soon as we recorded that first song, Ben and I just looked at each other and went ‘This sounds massive enough to be the real thing.’ We were there for about two-and-a-half weeks in total. The pub was closed because of Covid, so it was just us and Fletch (the owner). We’d go to bed for a few hours, wake up, the first person up would put the coffee on and press play on whatever we’d recorded the night before. We just lived it fully. We couldn’t re-record this album if we tried.” 'Above The Static' truly does capture the moment which inspired it, as well as it capturing the complex, ever-evolving essence of the band that made it. Formed by McFaull and bassist Karl ‘Bungle’ Jeffery in 2014, these days THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS are completed by guitarists Tom Gibbs and Karl Smith, keyboardist Alex Hay, drummer Alex ‘Whibbs’ Whibley-Conway and most recently Ray Waters on guitars and many other instruments, all of whom are on a constant search to evolve, something equaled only by their desire to stay true to themselves. It’s that unique combination that’s at the heart of this record, one that sees the band riffing off their ska-punk roots, which also ensures they break the boundaries sonically of the punk genre. With this album, THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS want to both push through any preconceptions about the music they make, and ensure that what they do make doesn’t just fall on deaf ears. THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS are currently on a headline tours around the UK and Europe and their first album tour of the US to celebrate the release of the album. Full dates below and tickets on sale now - HERE. See THE BAR STOOL PREACHERS at the following dates: 31st March - Cafe Central, Weinheim 1st April - Knust, Hamburg 2nd April - KufA Haus, Braunschweig 3rd April - Wild At Heart, Berlin 4th April - Chelsea, Vienna 6th April - Das Rind, Russelheim 9th April - The Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool 19th April - Lost Horizon Arts Centre & Bar, Bristol 20th April - The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham 21st April - Corporation, Sheffield 26th April - The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes 27th April - Waterfront Studio, Norwich 28th April - The Engine Shed, Lincoln 29th April - Green Door Store, Brighton 30th April - Underworld, London 3rd May - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 5th May - Bannerman's, Edinburgh 6th May - Riverside Newcastle, Newcastle 11th May - Turf Club, St Paul 12th May - Midwest Music Fest, No Name Bar, Winona 13th May - Cobra Lounge presented by Riotfest, Chicago 15th May - Melody Inn, Indiana 16th May - Red Flag, St Louis 17th May - Hi Tone, Memphis 18th May - The Parish at HOB, New Orleans 19th May - The Secret, Houston 20th May - Kick Butt Coffee, Austin 21st May - Tattoo convention, Dallas Trees 22nd May - Blue Note, Oklahoma 25th May - Yucca Tap Room, Tempe 26th May - Corazon Del, San Diego 27th May - Alex’s Bar, Long Beach Tickets on sale now - HERE Above The Static Tracklisting Call Me On the Way Home Flatlined All Turned Blue Doorstep Never Gonna Happen Laptop Lighthouse Keeper Love The Love Prince Of Nothing Two Dog Night Don't Die Today Going Forward Above The Static is out now! Order - HERE
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