Grunge Punks Tio Rico Announce New Album ‘Shit Show Pony’

Tio Rico combine the pace of classic punk-rock with the fuzzy edges of early 90s Seattle grunge, now the grunge-punk trio are set release their debut album “Shit Show Pony” that promises to build on the foundations of summer 2017’s ‘Business and Pleasure‘ EP and deliver ten short and sweet bursts of energy. ‘Shit Show Pony‘ will be released on Horn And Hoof Records digitally and on vinyl on November 22nd 2019, pre-orders of the ltd edition red vinyl are available at a discounted price until release day. Tio Rico are planning to tour over winter 2019 and spring 2020 with dates to be announced. 

“Shit Show Pony” can be pre-ordered via Horn And Hoof Records here

You can read what the band has to say about “Shit Show Pony” below

“Shit Show Pony” promises catchy and fast riffs that are contrasted with the harsh rasps of vocalist/ guitarist Ed Cornish‘s aggressive grievances, whilst bassist / vocalist  Scott Bradley name-checks Rancid and Pennywise as further influences

We use some gang vocals on some songs, where there’s a lot of voices going on to really give them some energy and it’s something we do live. Previously, the grunge and punk was kept separate in different songs but we’ve now got it finely woven together

However, it wasn’t always a straightforward process as there are three drummers on “Shit Show Pony“. Two songs, “Newspeak” and “Sadgasm“, were recorded first, then they had a hired gun for several more, before settling on Ash Partridge as their permanent replacement in September 2018.

The guys were after someone with experience, who knew the punk scene, and I was recommended to them by Incisions. I spent about a month learning 10 songs for some gigs and then they dropped the bombshell of completing the album. I came in with some ideas of my own and they just let me go for it. We managed to smash the remaining songs in a couple of sessions at Kesbri Studios and they’ve even included one I wrote on the record.

Ed Cornish has the last word on how “Shit Show Pony” compares to the band’s previous EPs

I think it shows how our song writing has changed over the past two years. I wanted the songs to have a raw feel to them and I think we’ve finally found a style we’re happy with

Tio Rico‘s website is here and they can be found on  Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and YouTube