Upchuck’s ‘Tired’ is a furious rallying cry for a generation sick to the back teeth of bad news – and it’s only the opening track

Atlanta punks Upchuck don’t do polite introductions. Their new single Tired kicks off forthcoming album I’m Nice Now (out 3 Oct on Domino) like a Molotov cocktail lobbed straight through your telly. If you’ve ever shouted “I can’t take one more bloody headline” into the void, KT has put that howl to tape for you.

The track rides in on scalding riffs and a beat heavy enough to crush the WiFi router. KT’s delivery is pure venom, spitting lines about empty pockets, political lies, and the relentless churn of injustice – her voice spiralling with the same dizzying inevitability as the 24-hour news cycle. But instead of wallowing in despair, Tired takes aim. When she snarls, “It feels right scaring you,” you believe her.

Produced by Ty Segall at Sonic Ranch and mastered by Heba Kadry, the record is soaked in raw, unfiltered energy – and Tired makes it clear that Upchuck aren’t just raging for the sake of it. This is survival music. It’s rage weaponised into art, into critique, into the kind of noise that refuses to sit quietly while the world burns.

NPR called them “punk Beastie Boys,” Rolling Stone called them “a sonic cannon.” We’ll call them what they are: one of the most vital punk bands on the planet right now. And when they hit the UK this November – including Pitchfork London and Simple Things – you’ll want to be right down the front, shouting until your lungs give out.

 
Upcoming live dates
Thurs 28th – Fri 30th August – Muddy Roots Festival, Cookeville, TN

Fri 26th September – Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX 
Sun 28th September – Levitation, Austin, TX
Mon 29th September – Ruins, Dallas, TX 
 
Wed 1st October – Launchpad, Alburquerque, NM 
Thurs 2nd October – The Underground (Nile), Mesa, AZ 
Fri 3rd October – The Whistle Stop, San Diego, CA 
Sat 4th October – Sardine, San Pedro, CA 
Sun 5th October – The Echo, Los Angeles, CA 
Mon 6th October – Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA 
Wed 8th October – Star Theater, Portland, OR 
Thurs 9th October – Black Lodge, Seattle, WA 
Fri 10th October – Shrine Social Club Basement, Boise, ID 
Sat 11th October – The DLC at Quarters, Salt Lake City, UT 
Mon 13th October – Moe’s Original BBQ & Bowl, Denver, CO 
Wed 15th October – Subterranean, Chicago, IL 
Thurs 16th October – Third Man Records, Detroit, MI 
Fri 17th October – Bottlerocket Social Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 
Sat 18th October – Elsewhere (Zone One), Brooklyn, NY 
Mon 20th October – Foto Club, Philadelphia, PA 
Tues 21st October – DC9, Washington, DC 
Wed 22nd October – Static Age, Asheville, NC 
Fri 31st October – Goat Farm, Atlanta, GA 

Tues 4th November – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK
Weds 5th November – Pitchfork Festival @ Village Underground, London, UK
Thurs 6th November – Wharf Chambers, Leeds, UK
Sat 8th November – Simple Things Festival, Bristol, UK
Sun 9th November – YES, Manchester, UK
Tues 11th November – Brussels Botanique, Brussels, BE
Wed 12th November – Point Ephemere, Paris, FR
Thurs 13th November – Skate Cafe, Amsterdam, NL
Fri 14th November – Hafenklang, Hamburg, DE
Sat 15th November – Copenhagen Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
Sun 16th November – Berghain Kantine, Berlin, DE
Tues 18th November – Bumann & Sohn, Cologne, DE
Wed 19th November – Bad Bon, Dudingen, CH 
 
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