Porcelain - "Torch"

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Photo by Pooneh Ghana

Austin's Porcelain recently released a new 7" that is going to thrill fans of noise rock. "Torch" is going to remind a lot of people of Sonic Youth, especially with some of the guitar tunings going on. It's a three minute burst of a song that starts off with feedback before taking off. The song is insanely punk and drives straight through the listener, leaving pure chaos in its wake. It takes Daydream Nation era Sonic Youth and makes it a little more traditionally punk, complete with gang vocals and more relentless drums. "Torch" takes everything we loved about indie and alt-rock in the late 80's and early 90's and updates it for the modern day.

Guitarist/vocalist Steve Pike says of his band's latest single:

“Very much a song of anger and frustration surrounding the genocide in Gaza. I wrote it after feeling numb to the bombardment of images being shared, and the sheer loss of life being carried out and feeling helpless, like there was nothing I could do to stop it.”

You can watch the video for "Torch" below. The 7" is out now on TODO Records. For more on Porcelain, check out the band on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a July 21 date at The Sinclair with Pelican and Glacier.


7/17 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop +
7/18 - Washington, DC - DC9 +
7/19 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts +
7/20 - Brooklyn, NY - The Meadows +
7/21 - Boston, MA - The Sinclair +
7/22 Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz PDB +
7/23 Toronto, ON -  Lee's Palace +
7/24 - Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme +
7/25 - Indianapolis, IN - POST Festival +
7/26 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall + ~
7/27 - Minneapolis, MM - Zhora Darling + ~
7/29 - Kansas City, KS - Howdy *
7/30 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves*
7/31 Austin, TX - 29th Street Ballroom *

+Supporting Pelican
~with coalesce
*with Shallowater

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