Pacing - "Pl*net F*tness"

Photo by Tristan Padron

Pacing is the musical project of Katie McTigue, and just released a new single dealing with part of grief no one talks about much. "Pl*net F*tness" is a two minute anti-folk song that delves into punk quite a bit, but we probably would have called it indie rock back in the 90's. It's a quick two minute burst of a song that deals with some pretty deep pain and feelings in a fairly humorous way, because what else do we truly have at that point? It's a fuzzy and crunchy song at times, and it's wonderfully DIY. I'm pretty sure a lot of our readers are going to adore Pacing after listening to this one.

Katie McTigue says of her new single:

"This song is about cancelling my dad’s subscriptions when he died. Before he died, actually. When someone is dying there is a lot of sitting around waiting. It’s sad but it’s also awkward and uncomfortable and boring. I started cancelling membership just for something productive to do, and to get out of playing Uno!. I remember cancelling Netflix and filling out their little survey entering “I’m dead” as the reason for cancellation. When I got to the gym membership, I realized they only let you cancel in person. That’s bullshit!!!!

"A few days later, Ben and I were driving around Atlanta running some other death-related bank-car-insurance errand, and we drove by the very same gym. Aha! My opportunity to be justifiably angry at a person! I made Ben pull over and I marched into the gym full of self-righteousness ready to unleash all of my problems on some unsuspecting, underpaid teenager. But alas, when I got to the counter they were really nice and so I was also really nice because I am a pansy. Next time. 

"Eventually I just closed the bank account, so all that membership cancelling was a waste of time anyway. I hope I don’t get sued for this song."

You can listen to "Pl*net F*tness" below. Pl*net F*tness, the album, is due out this summer on Asian Man Records. For more on Pacing, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the song and include a May 3 date opening for Cheekface at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA.

4/3 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah

4/4 - Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar

4/5 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad

4/7 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head

4/8 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

4/9 - Austin, TX @ The Ballroom

4/11 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall

4/12 - New Orleans, LA @ Chickie Wah Wah

4/14 - Orlando, FL @ The Social

4/15 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar

4/16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory)

4/18 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement

4/19 - Asheville, NC @ Eulogy

4/20 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle (Back Room)

4/21 - Richmond, VA @Richmond Music Hall

4/23 - Washington, DC @ The Black Cat

4/24 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at the Fillmore

4/25 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere

5/3 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair

5/4 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground (Showcase Lounge)

5/6 - Syracuse, NY @ The Song & Dance

5/7 - Toronto, ON @ The Axis Club

5/9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Bottlerocket Social Hall

5/10 - Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe

5/11 - Detroit, MI @ El Club

5/13 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

5/14 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon

5/15 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line

5/17 - St. Louis, MO @ Blueberry Hill Duck Room

5/19 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

5/21 - Boise, ID @ The Shredder

5/23 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos

5/24 - Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall

5/25 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre

5/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

5/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater