Lifeless Stilettos: American Boy II
(Cracked Ankles)
7″ | DL
2nd Might 2025
Manchester’s depraved and wirey garage-punks Lifeless Stilettos return with a quickfire new single on the ever-wonderful Crackedankles Data.
Not two months in the past we have been singing the praises of Lifeless Stilettos on the discharge of their debut EP. “…plucked and pruned, shorn of fats, wirey and depraved to the very finish”, we stated as we begged for extra. And now we have now it. Two extra nice tracks that show they’re ones to observe this yr. Having already launched their EP on the improbable Bitter Grapes Data, for his or her new single they’ve a hand from the equally nice Cracked Ankles, house to the like of Evil Blizzard, lifeless issues, Hauspoints and newer LTW favourites.
And any followers of these bands will know precisely the place Lifeless Stilettos are coming from, as American Boy II surges forth over a deep, darkish and twisted post-punk storage racket. It drops all the way down to sparse, one-guitar line drones earlier than kicking up once more right into a confrontational riot. It already looks like they will be band which might be exhausting to pin down as they flit by means of gothic tones and out into spiky storage/punk.
Over on the flip facet they offer us Learn The Signal. Over a scattergun beat they lay down considered one of their most aggressive spitting punk monitor thus far. It riles and rages, an amazing sonic battering with an amazing grooving bassline behind it, vocals that warn of hazard within the darkness. Cracking stuff.
However, you snooze and lose as phrase has simply are available in whereas writing that the 7″ single has already flown out. So, you’ll should await a (doable) repress, leap on Ebay (however who is aware of how a lot they are going to be going for there) or head on over to Bandcamp or presave it right here.
Catch Lifeless Stilettos dwell…
02/05: The Ferret, Preston (Crackedankles Weekender)
03/05: The Packhorse, Leeds
17/05: Meltchester Pageant, Manchester
Teeside, Bristol, Stoke, and London dates to come back…and there are whisperings of some important competition dates coming in for them too.
Lifeless Stilettos are on Fb, Instagram, and TikTok.
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Phrases by Nathan Whittle. Discover his Louder Than Conflict archive right here.
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