The Courettes Announce New Single “Misfits & Freaks” & Summer UK Tour Dates

Phinky posted 15th February 2022
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Explosive Danish, via Brazil, garage rock duo The Courettes blend an exciting concoction of garage, surf, 60s girlie pop and riot grrrl attitude. Following the critically acclaimed release of 2021’s Back In Mono album and a hugely successful UK tour in October of that year, the very fabulous Courettes have returned with a brand new single and news of a UK tour this summer. Available on 7”, with one thousand copies on white vinyl, Misfits & Freaks is a new recording of a stand-out track from Back In Mono, that is coupled with a brand-new song, Killer Eyes, on the flipside. Misfits & Freaks will be released on February 25th via Damaged Goods Records.

“Misfits & Freaks” is a song about a bittersweet concert we played on the very evening France went into its first lockdown in 2020. The pandemic broke loose in the middle of our tour and uncertainty was in the air. It felt a bit like being in a kind of science fiction film. People were partying that day as if there was no tomorrow. And it was indeed the end of the world as we knew it. We tried to capture this feeling in the video featuring some old b-movie apocalyptic scenes, while we keep on partying, singing, and dancing at the end of the world. We´ve all been struggling to keep ourselves sane, safe, strong, and sweet in the last two years. And we did it. Cheer up!” (Flavia Couri)

Hot on the heels of the excitement The Courettes created last October as the UK welcomed back live music with open arms, The Courettes will return in June 2022 for a full UK tour. “Our last tour in the UK in October was really a blast. The world was opening again, the venues were packed, many shows were sold out and we had such a great time. We are looking so much forward to being back this Summer. We’ll be promoting our latest album “Back in Mono”, our new single “Misfits & Freaks” and a very special new release that is due to come out on Damaged Goods Records by the beginning of the tour. Cheer up, cheer up!”