Pet Needs Reveal New Single & Video “Punk Isn’t Dead (It’s Just Up For Sale)”

Making a passionate case for being its future saviours and major stakeholders for years to come, Pet Needs look to bail out the under fire genre with an ambitious bid worthy of your investment. A three minute masterclass of incisive three-chord riffs, flailing guitar solos and the wryest of lyrical wit, Punk Isn’t Dead (It’s Just Up For Sale is as lean and dynamic a punk track as you’ll ever hear, with a devilish sense of humour to boot.

“”Punk Isn’t Dead (It’s Just Up For Sale)” is a punk tune written on a Colchester platform as commuters waited for the train to London. In the rain. Again. This is a portrait of people with collared shirts covering tattoos, avoiding eye contact as post-hardcore blasts through headphones. Of course, this is essentially autobiographical. I was in a job where I couldn’t be myself. I left it without a real plan, and it was the best thing I ever did.” (Johnny Marriott)

Arriving with an official video that sees itself as the successor to their riotous Pavlovian video of last year, it echoes the lyrical themes at play with a tongue-in-cheek depiction of the very real challenges of making money as an independent band. Punk Isn’t Dead (It’s Just Up For Sale) is one of four new cuts to be found on an expanded edition of their acclaimed 2021 debut album, Fractured Party Music, which features revamped and re-recorded versions of original tunes and is now available digitally via Xtra Mile Recordings.

Punk Isn’t Dead (It’s Just Up For Sale) can be streamed here and Fractured Party Music is available here