Tropical F*ck Storm Release New 7” ‘Rubber Bullies’ & Third Melbourne Show Added

‘Rubber Bullies’ is a crushing finale from Tropical F*ck Storm, the closing track on their forthcoming debut album A Laughing Death in Meatspace and the last in a series of four 7” singles, each backed with a B-side cover of “songs we love and wish we had written”; in this case, the Bee Gee’s classic, ‘Stayin Alive’, maniacally re-imagined for the disco apocalypse with the ferocious lead vocals of Erica Dunn. Once again the cover art is by Montréal’s best, Joe Becker.

A malevolent chuckle opens ‘Rubber Bullies’, whose formidable lyrics encircle the unifying themes of A Laughing Death in Meatspace, which seem more prescient as each day’s news of data breaches and betrayals unfolds: “The world’s way too connected / and all anybody does is fight”. From the fluoro glare of a supermarket aisle to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Gareth Liddiard paints a grim picture of our burgeoning anxieties: “You better hold on / the whole world’s gonna pass you by… you know the end is nigh”.

The clip for ‘Rubber Bullies’ was Filmed By Chris Mathews of Defero Productions in the exclusive surrounds of Nagambie Speedway.

Tropical F*ck Storm’s second Melbourne show has SOLD OUT, never fear, they have just announced a third for Thursday May 10, tickets on sale now from tropicalfuckstormrecords.com – Tropical F*ck Storm will be touring nationally in May – see full list of dates below.

 
Thursday May 3                     The Foundry                                                    Brisbane          QLD
With guests Orlando furious and Ascot Stabber

Friday May 4                           The Cambridge                                               Newcastle       NSW
With guests Fourteen Nights at Sea and Hey Lady

Saturday May 5                      Oxford Art Factory                                         Sydney            NSW
With guests ORION and Fourteen Nights at Sea

Thursday May 10                   Howler            JUST ANNOUNCED                 Melbourne      VIC
With guests TBC

Friday May 11                        Howler            SOLD OUT                               Melbourne      VIC
With guests Sugar Fed Leopards, School Damage

Saturday May 12                    Howler            SOLD OUT                               Melbourne      VIC
With guests Hexdebt and No Sister

Saturday May 19                    Badlands                                                         Perth               WA
With guests Calmly and Nerve Quakes

Sunday May 20                       Mojo’s                                                             Fremantle       WA
With guests Peter Bibby’s Dog Act and The Pissedcolas

Saturday May 26                    Theatre Royal                                                Castlemaine    VIC
With guests Hexdebt and Bitch Diesel

Friday June 15                        Dark Mofo                                                      Hobart            TAS 
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