Australian punk trio CLAMM return with the announcement of their second album CARE set for release on 19 August via Meat Machine. In addition they have released the first single from the album ‘Bit Much’.
This track also heralds the new line-up with Maisie Everett (bass and backing vocals) joining Jack Summers (guitar and vocals) and Mike Harding (drums).
Jack Summers says of the track: “It can be a strange thing to focus on your own mental wellbeing while also hearing about the constant horrific events of the world. Bit Much focuses on this dynamic and the overwhelming feeling it can bring.”
CARE follows CLAMMs 2020 debut album Beseech Me and by all accounts it’s bigger, louder and darker than its predecessor with added urgency woven into their dystopian punk power. Recorded at Rolling Stock and Sound Park Studios it also features Naomi Anzai on synth and saxophonist Anna Gordon.
In Australia the band have played with Amyl & the Sniffers, The Chats, Cash Savage and the Murlocs.
A UK/Europe tour planned for Jan/Feb this year was cancelled for the usual reasons, but the band will return in August for their first international shows.
UK and European Tour Dates
26.08.22 | London, UK – Shacklewell Arms
27.08.22 | Manchester, UK – YES Basement (Mood Swings)
29.08.22 | Glasgow, UK – The Flying Duck
30.08.22 | Leeds, UK – Wharf Chambers
31.08.22 | Bristol, UK – Crofters Rights
01.09.22 | Brighton, UK – The Hope & Ruin
03.09.22 | Groningen, NL – Vera (Downstage)
05.09.22 | Berlin, Germany – Schokoladen
06.09.22 | Aarhus, Denmark – Det Knuste Øre
07.09.22 | Hamburg, Germany – MS Hedi
08.09.22 | Cologne, Germany – Bumann & Sohn
09.09.22 | Paris, France – Supersonic
11.09.22 | Leffinge, Belgium – Leffingeleuren
CARE will be released on 19 August 2022 by Chapter Music in Australia, New Zealand and North & South America. The album will be released in the UK, Europe and Asia by Meat Machine.
For more information on the band please check out their bandcamp and facebook
