Sauna Youth‘s album “Disctractions” was among my favorite albums of the year, the kind of shouty, strident indie punk (punky indie rock?) played with maximum snarl and energy. their early track Sauna Youth’s “Try to Leave” was an immediate standout and if you haven’t heard the LP at all yet, you can stream the album now.
“The Bridge,” one of the Distractions’ standout cuts, will be released as a 7″ vinyl single by Upset the Rhythm on January 15th 2016. There’s a new video that single as well, directed by Maria Cecilia Tedemalm and the band’s Boon, it’s an homage to Pan’s People, the dance group featured weekly on UK chart show Top of the Pops .
The band have yet to tour America, and don’t seem to have any plans to right now, but they do have UK/EU dates coming up in early 2016. All are listed below.
27th January – Brighton, UK – Sticky Mike’s w/ Soft Walls, The Glugg
28th January – Rennes, France – Bar’Hic
29th January – Bordeaux, France – TBC
30th January – San Sebastian, Spain – Lurrazpiko Festa
31st January – Madrid, Spain – Wurlitzer Ballroom
1st February – Zaragoza, Spain – La Lata de Bombillas
2nd February – Barcelona, Spain – Heliogabal
3rd February – Toulouse, France – Le Rabelin
4th February – Antwerp, Belgium – Music City
5th February – Leiden, Holland – CAB03
6th February – Amsterdam, Holland – Pacific Parc
7th February – Rotterdam, Holland – TBC
13th February – London, UK – The Forge “The Bridge” 7″ release party
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