Friday, February 14, 2020

Alex Lahey - "Sucker for Punishment"

Photo by James Hornsby
We've been huge fans of Melbourne's Alex Lahey's huge pop rock sound ever since we first heard "Every Day's the Weekend" back in 2017. She has a new single out, and while "Sucker for Punishment" is a huge pop rock song, it changes the style up a little bit. The first thing you'll notice is the gigantic guitars reminiscent of 90's alt-metal like Helmet or Quicksand. And then there's Lahey's New Wave Talking Heads/DEVO vocal delivery. And this is still a pop rock song. Somehow Lahey has combined alt-metal, New Wave, and pop rock into one cohesive, kick ass song.

If you're wondering about the subject matter of "Sucker for Punishment," Lahey explains:

We're living in an era we're the micro has become the macroI don't think there has ever been a time where our actions and attitudes as individuals have had such an impact on broader humanity and the planet. Whether it's a ‘think about it later’ attitude towards climate change, the undemocratic consequences of sharing personal data to big business online, a lethargicness in the face of political engagement or the need to be validated as a worthwhile individual through obtaining arbitrary units of engagement on social media -  we need to catch ourselves out before we suffer greater consequences.”

You can watch the video for "Sucker for Punishment" below. For more on Alex Lahey, check out her website. Current tour dates are below the song.


Fri. March 13 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms ^
Mon. March 16 - Glasgow, UK @ The Garage ^
Tue. March 17 - Manchester, UK @ Gorilla ^
Wed. March 18 - Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy2 Birmingham ^
Thu. March 19 - London, UK @ Electric Ballroom ^
Sat. March 21 - Amsterdam, NE @ Paradiso Noord ^
Sun. March 22 - Antwerp, BE @ Kavka ^
Mon. March 23 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow ^
Tue. March 24 - Düsseldorf, DE @ Zaak ^
Thu. March 26 - Mainz, DE @ Kulturklub schon schön ^
Fri. March 27 - Paris, FR @ Nouveau Casino ^
Wed. April 15 - Adelaide, AU @ Thebarton Theatre *
Fri. April 17 - Fremantle, AU @ Fremantle Arts Center *
Mon. April 20 - Sydney, AU @ Enmore Theatre *
Wed. April 22 - Brisbane, AU @ The Fortitude Music Hall *
Fri. April 24 - Melbourne, AU @ Forum Theatre *
Sat. April 25 - Melbourne, AU @ Forum Theatre *
Tue. April 28 - Hobart, AU @ Odeon Theatre *
Sat. May 30 - San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Sun. May 31 - Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
Mon. June 1 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
Tue. June 3 - San Jose, CA @ The Ritz
Fri. June 5 - Oakland, CA @ Starline Social Club Crystal Cavern
Sat. June 6 - Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room at Harlow’s
Mon. June 8 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Tue. June 9 - Seattle, WA @ Barboza
 
* = w/ City & Colour
^ = w/ The Regrettes

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