If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Chloe Aftel Any day we can bring you new to us heavens to betsy is a great day. The feminist punk duo of Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer have released "my secret," which I believe was recorded as a demo way back in 1992. It's a raw song, and has that stripped down quality we have always loved about the band. It's just over two minutes of blistering punk, even if it is a mid-tempo song. heavens to betsy have always been one of the more forgotten or underrated bands of their generation. Hopefully that changes with their upcoming tour and the release of baby's gone next month. "my secret," and the rest of their catalog, are well worth more of your attention. Tracy Sawyer says of heavens to betsy's reunion: “I wasn't sure if I would ever revisit heavens to betsy, and then when we started talking more about it, and feeling how relevant the subjects are today, almost even more so than they were back then… it just seemed like just the perfect opp...

Photo by Chloe Aftel This year saw feminist punk legends heavens to betsy reunite for their first concert in more than thirty years, and now they're back with new (to us) music! "ain't never goin' back" is a previously unheard song from a demo recorded in February 1992, and will be a part of a new release due in October. This is from a demo tape, so it's raw, but that's kind of what we want from this era of indie rock, and from heavens to betsy. For fans that have been waiting over thirty years to hear anything new from the Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer project, "ain't never goin' back" is going to be a delight. And it's a reminder of just how great heavens to betsy were, and are, since they'll be playing more shows this fall! Tracy Sawyer says of her band's upcoming release: “I wasn't sure if I would ever revisit heavens to betsy, and then when we started talking more about it, and feeling how relevant the subjects are to...