THIS FRIDAY marks the arrival of Tijuana Bibles’ long-awaited debut album ‘Free Milk’ via Button Up Records.
A record years in the making, it’s set to capture the four-piece at their very best – snapping back at the world and taking absolutely no prisoners. A primal commentary of a dystopian society, it’s very much of its time – full of rage, defiance and a haunting visceral energy.
We’ve already heard ’Unknown’ and ’The Wave’ – two veracious slices of rock & roll – and now the band are sharing another preview in ’Slip Into The Leather’.
The band say: “‘Slip into the Leather’ is about consumerism, selling sex, keeping up with the Jones’s. Kicking against all of that! “They tell you to pray to keep you on your knees…” alludes to religious and political systems being used to create hierarchy, to maintain control for the powers that be. However, more and more these people are being exposed for the crooks they really are. And we’re here for the downfall with jelly and ice cream!
The defiant narrative is set against a disconcerting heavy whirl of post-punk – all ominous rhythms and searing guitars and a typically formidable performance from Tony Costello.
And it arrives armed with a surreal cartoon video, which in their own words, depicts ‘Boris Johnson: Cheese and Wine Party for One’, before he meets a nasty end.
The band will celebrate the launch of ‘Free Milk’ with a headline show at King Tuts on 16th December. Don’t miss out.
Check it out below.
