Snapped Ankles - "Pay the Rent"
Photo by Louise Mason
Snapped Ankles are most certainly not your average band. The Kent based group just released a brand new single that is nearly impossible to describe, which fits Snapped Ankles perfectly. "Pay the Rent" is an electronic track that sounds more organic than dance music typically does. This is certainly not your standard dance track, even factoring the organic quality. The vocals are kind of dark wave, while the music almost sounds like a 90's electronica artist trying to discover their preferred tempo. At times it's hyper, at others it's even more hyper. Even if Snapped Ankles don't sound like your style of music, I implore you to give them a listen. You may end up surprising yourself with how much you end up loving this one.
You can watch the video for "Pay the Rent" below. Hard Times Furious Dancing is due out March 28 and is available for pre-order here. For more on Snapped Ankles, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Thu 6 Mar, Junction, Cambridge, UK #
Fri 7 Mar, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, UK #
Sat 8 Mar, Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, UK #
Tue 11 Mar, Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, UK *
Wed 12 Mar, The Crescent, York, UK *
Thu 13 Mar, The Georgian Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees, UK *
Fri 14 Mar, Room 2, Glasgow, UK *
Sat 15 Mar, Rough Trade, Liverpool, UK *
Tue 18 Mar, Face Bar, Reading, UK *
Wed 19 Mar, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, UK
Thu 20 Mar, Lantern Hall, Bristol, UK *
Fri 21 Mar, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK *
Sat 22 Mar, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK *
Tue 1 Apr, L'Aeronef, Lille, FRANCE
Wed 2 Apr, Maroquinerie, Paris, FRANCE
Thu 3 Apr, Museum @ Botanique, Brussels, BELGIUM
Fri 4 Apr, EKKO, Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Sat 5 Apr, Paradiso Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Sun 6 Apr, Effenaar, Eindhoven, NETHERLANDS
Tue 8 Apr, Bumann & Sohn, Cologne, GERMANY
Wed 9 Apr, Hafenklang, Hamburg, GERMANY
Thu 10 Apr, Polimagie Festival @ Beatpol, Dresden, GERMANY
Fri 11 Apr, Urban Spree, Berlin, GERMANY
Sat 12 Apr, Import / Export, Munich, GERMANY
Tue 15 Apr, Commissary Art Space, Heidelberg, GERMANY
Wed 16 Apr, Palace, St Gallen, SWITZERLAND
Thu 17 Apr, Fri-Son, Fribourg, SWITZERLAND
Fri 18 Apr, Arci Bellezza, Milan, ITALY
Sat 19 Apr, Covo, Bologna, ITALY
Sat 3 May, NeoAncients: Beltane Ritual @ St Laurence Church, Stroud, UK
Fri 9 May, The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, UK
Sat 10 May, Boileroom, Guildford, UK
Tue 13 May, The Old Market, Brighton, UK
Wed 14 May, Papillon, Southampton, UK
Thu 15 May, Fabric, London, UK
Fri 16 May, The Tin, Coventry, UK
Sat 17 May, Meltchester Festival, Manchester, UK
# with Maria Uzor
* with The Sick Man Of Europe