San Francisco’s punk rock adventurers, CULTURE ABUSE, have teamed with Noisey to stream their highly anticipated debut full length, Peach, due out April 8th via 6131 Records.
Culture Abuse isย that rare band that can throw anything at the wall and make it stick, and their debut LP is an incredibly unique and catchy testament to that skill.ย A surprisingly cohesive blend of punk, hardcore, grunge, and garage, Peach is difficult to describe, but easy to love.
Preorders for Peach are available now, and Culture Abuse is currently on tour.ย Full itinerary is below, including dates in June and July alongside Nothing and Wrong.
Culture Abuse dare you to try categorizing them. On their debut full length, Peach,ย the San Francisco Bay Area band drop hints with every song โ power pop melodies collide with punk grit, garage rock swagger meets hardcore aggression, and there’s even an upstroke or two โ but never give the listener enough to definitively put them in a box. And thatโs just the way they like it.
Recorded with Scott Goodrich at Nu-Tone Studios, Peachย is an eclectic album that represents a band finding their sound, and that sound is anything they want it to be. The album sees the band lean full tilt into the Nuggets-inspired garage punk only hinted at on their more hostile early work, throwing keyboards and even the occasional string arrangement on top of their distorted attack. The result creates a barrage of outsider earworms that might be hard to label, but arenโt hard to sing along to instantly. This refreshingly try-anything approach to songwriting makes for an unpredictable listen that is somehow simultaneously cohesive, a testament to Culture Abuseโs ability to wrestle disparate styles into something all their own.
Culture Abuse donโt care what kind of band you think they are, and after listening toPeach,ย youโll be too busy singing along to care either.
Tour Dates:
04/07 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground +
04/08 Quebec City, QC @ Salle Multi *
04/09 Montreal, QC @ Club Soda *
04/10 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club *
04/11 London, ON @ London Music Hall *
04/13 Des Moines, IA @ Woolys *
04/14 Winnipeg, MB @ Garrick Centre *
04/15 Regina, SK @ The Exchange *
04/16 Calgary, AB @ Marquee *
04/17 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room *
04/18 Vancouver, BC @ Imperial *
04/19 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory *
04/21 Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory *
04/22 Reno, NV @ Jub Jub’s *
04/23 Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre *
06/05 Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair โก
06/07 Toronto, ONT @ Lee’s Palace โก
06/08 Detroit, MI @ El Club โก
06/09 Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class โก
06/10 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean โก
06/11 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club โก
06/12 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown โก
06/14 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater โก
06/15 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court โก
06/16 Boise, ID @ Neurolux โก
06/17 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern โก
06/19 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios โก
06/21 San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s โก
06/22 San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar โก
06/23 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo โก
06/24 Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Tap Room โก
06/25 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister Bar โก
06/27 McAllen, TX @ Yerberia Cultura โก
06/28 Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder โก
07/02 St. Petersburg, FL @ Local 662 โก
07/03 Orlando, FL @ Back Booth โก
07/05 Durham, NC @ Motorco Amphitheater ~
07/06 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter ~
07/07 Washington DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel ~
07/08 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ~
07/09 New York City, NY @ Bowery Ballroom ~# w/ Self Defense Family, Strange Wilds
+ w/ The Story So Far, Elder Brother
* w/ The Story So Far, Comeback Kid
โก w/ Nothing, Wrong
~ w/ Nothing
