The Imbeciles Return With “You’re Gonna Wanna” Single & Announce New Album

The Imbeciles are an enigmatic Anglo-American outfit created by writer and guitarist Butch Dante. The band have a history of being vividly reborn, and now they are resurrected once more with their brand new album, Imbecilica, a collaboration with Killing Joke legend Youth (Martin Glover) that is due out on May 20th. The Imbeciles are currently on a UK tour with Killing Joke and have dropped their brand new single, You’re Gonna Wanna, whilst The Punk Site was offline. On the surface the track is feel good guitar-driven pop music; it’s even got a Song 2 woo-hoo in it, but underneath the poppy shine there is a darkness and irony that underpins much of The Imbeciles work.

“You’re Gonna Wanna” is The Imbeciles’ Shiny Happy People, if you will (or if you won’t). We wanted to give people a break from the absolutely shit show that is the world today. The lyrics are what you’d get if one of the cunts who wrote those “live life love laugh” posters took a handful of dexys and did a song with a garage band. And the video reflects that. It’s a celebration of all cultures, all religions. Frankly, I think we fucking nailed it.” (Bruce Dante)

Imbecilica can be pre-ordered here