AFTER months of toiling away in the studio, Glasgow’s very own Tijuana Bibles are back with a brazen new incarnation that contains all the hallmarks of a band that are in their element.
Finally unveiled to the public a mere two weeks before they’re set to invade the legendary King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut for a weekend residency, their new single ‘Pariah’ is one that is sure to stop you in your tracks.
Eschewing the bluesy tendencies of days gone by in favour of an imposing, post punk-infused sound that juts toward you with almost predatory intensity,the band are all too happy to subvert from what had perhaps been seen as their preordained musical direction in order to deliver material that reflects the seething rage that lies beneath the surface.
A warped hymn for a disenchanted generation, this sermon on a social outcast’s journey through a treacherous landscape is delivered emphatically by frontman Tony Costello whilst the band continue to contort their sound into uncharted new shapes.
Brimming with ambition and newly liberated creativity, if the band’s first foray into this bold new world is anything to go by then it seems that we’re in for a hellacious and captivating journey.
Only intensifying the effectiveness of the track’s central message, its newly released video is suitably depraved and disorienting as the band besiege Glasgow’s hallowed Barrowland Ballroom after hours. Accompanied by none other than greed personified in the form of ‘President’ Donald Trump, the track’s duality between public persona and the lurid behaviour that bubbles below the surface is personified by Tony’s shocking transformation over the course of its running time.
Tijuana Bibles will take over King Tut’s alongside Jack Rocks on the 16th & 17th June with tickets available now.
Check out the video for ‘Pariah’ now:
