The Sewer Cats Announce New Album “Obnoxious”

Explosive Manchester, UK punk rock duo The Sewer Cats have announced that their second full length, Obnoxious, will be released on the 20th September and is now available for pre-order via TNSrecords on vinyl and CD. Obnoxious takes the spit-in-your-eye raw energy The Sewer Cats are known for and pushes it into the red as far as it will go. The result is an uncompromisingly raucous assault on the senses that sees The Sewer Cats at their feral best. The band will be releasing their new single, Boo Hoo!, on 5th July with You Cannot Be Serious and Tell Me Something True set to follow in the run up to the album’s release. The mustard yellow vinyl version of Obnoxious will also features Defibrillator, a bonus track collaboration with Cass lending vocals to the post-rock instrumentals of Manchester power-trio [slab]. The Sewer Cats will also be celebrating the release of Boo Hoo! on the 6th July at Manchester’s Aatma with support from Blagged and Mud Club and later this year The Sewer Cats will be appearing Wotsit Called Fest.

Obnoxious is the band’s most sonically diverse record yet, showcasing their desire to push the boundaries of what a two piece can do. Their trademark fuzzy garage punk / riot grrrl sound digs deeper into doom-driven bluesy hardcore, while they also manage to subvert a range of genres with a nod to grunge, post-rock and even country. The new album is notable for its dynamics and changes in pace, containing their most aggressive and high-octane work to date, juxtaposed with new-found melodies and gentler, emotional moments. In a bid to find new sounds, the band enlisted Paul Corlett from Manchester post-rock band [slab] to provide his melodic bass stylings on the track You Cannot Be Serious.

Lyrically, The Sewer Cats return to their ‘hackles-up’ patriarchy-smashing roots, calling out sexism, toxic masculinity and internalised misogyny. Frontperson Cass also shines her scrappy scrutiny on a range of sociopolitical themes such as girl-bossing greed and impending war in her usual tongue-in-cheek snarky fashion. Obnoxious is not all rage though, the record also sees more tender and emotional personal experiences come to the fore during its more introspective moments. At its core, the record serves as a love letter to DIY punk ethics, and ever-so-briefly, each other.  

“We wanted to make a record that leant in even harder to all the things that make us unique, and to not be afraid to push into territories that feel uncomfortable. Louder, harder, rawer, even unhinged at times – more obnoxious!” (frontperson Cass)