Diesel Boy Return After Two Decades With “Bismarck” Single & Announce US & EU Tours & New Album “Gets Old”

US band Diesel Boy have returned with their new single and skate-punk anthem, Bismarck. A lot has changed since the band last made a record, three presidents have been sworn in, its members made five kids, the record business collapsed, oh and there was that pesky pandemic. But after twenty years away, the beloved punk rock quartet are back with a new record, their first shows in decades and a fresh outlook on playing music. The new track arrives as pre-orders launch for their new album, Gets Old, which will be released via SBÄM Records on the 28th July.

“‘Bismarck’ is an amalgam of memories about moving to Seattle 20 years ago, a big life change for me. Some of the details are real – there was an actual postcard from a girl I was crushing on, while other details are metaphors for the city itself. Both the girl and my new home struck me as beautiful in similarly unconventional ways. We hadn’t planned on having a woman sing on the track, but Matt Bayles, who produced the record, came up with the idea, and when he suggested Kim Warnick of seminal Seattle pop-punk band The Fastbacks, it was a no-brainer. It completed the circle some 22 years later.” (Singer & guitarist Dave Lake)

To support the album, Diesel Boy will hit Europe this summer including appearances at Brakrock, Punk Rock Holiday and Tells Bells Festival, as well as several headlining shows. The band will also play stateside before they depart, with dates in their now-home of the Pacific Northwest to follow.